Oil in North Dakota derailment was treated to cut volatility
Hess Corp. spokesman John Roper said the company’s oil complied with a state law that requires propane, butane and other volatile gases to be stripped out of crude before it can be transported. That...
View ArticleFeds blame 2014 Houston Ship Channel collision, spill on tugboat
The National Transportation Safety Board also said in its report that the failure of a ship channel navigator and the Summer Wind master to set a safe speed in the fog-shrouded channel contributed to...
View ArticleFeds propose more safety valves for gas lines
An Associated Press investigation in 2012 uncovered more than 270 accidents dating to 1968 that could have been prevented or made less dangerous if the valves had been in place.
View ArticleFeds want tougher rules for oil pipelines
The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed expanding pipeline inspection requirements to include rural areas that are currently exempt and for companies to more closely analyze the results of their...
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