Posted by LAA on March 08, 2015 at 08:07:52 from (217.175.64.196):
In Reply to: Re: oil train update posted by MarkB_MI on March 08, 2015 at 05:22:56:
You are correct that North Dakota placed regulations on crude being shipped out to be at an RVP of 13.7 psi or below, but, that 13.7 is still below the average US crude oil RVP of 14.7. Much, if not most of the Bakken oil does not even have a RPV as high as 13.7, which, by the way, is equivalent to most gasoline. It has been reported by the AP that the Rail Road companies are taking the heat for the spate of derailments citing worn out tracks and infrastructure not able to handle the increased volume of traffic and cars since they began hauling Bakken oil. I tend to believe this explanation for one reason, we all know that no corporation falls on their sword unless it is absolutely unavoidable, although I guess the oil haters of the world could turn that around and claim that the demand for freightage created the overloading of dubious infrastructure.
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