Federal Government Foot-Dragging Helps Oil Industry Delay Oil-by-Rail Rules  DeSmogIn an attempt to reduce the risk of fiery oil train accidents, the state of Washington is working to pass a bill that would limit the vapor pressure of oil on trai …

Exxon Delays $1.9 Billion Project in Canada Amid Oil-Sands Woes  BloombergExxon Mobil Corp. is delaying a C$2.6 billion ($1.9 billion) oil-sands project in Canada by at least a year as the nation's energy industry grapples with a shortage ... Rea …

Despite Risks, Canada's Tar Sands Industry Is Betting Big on Oil Trains  DeSmogLast year, Canada exported a record amount of tar sands oil to the U.S., despite low oil prices leading to major losses once again for the struggling tar sands ... Re …

Another Oil Train Crashes as Alberta Government Gets Into Oil-by-Rail Business  DeSmogThe government of Alberta, Canada, the heart of tar sands country, recently announced plans to get into the oil-by-rail business. Attempting to work around a .. …

Financial PostUS soon to leapfrog Saudis, Russia as top oil producerFinancial PostThe U.S. is on pace to leapfrog both Saudi Arabia and Russia and reclaim the title of the world's biggest oil producer for the first time since 1974. The latest forecast …

EcoWatch3 Reasons the Deadly Lac-Mégantic Oil Train Disaster Could Happen AgainEcoWatchBy Justin Mikulka. In the five years since the oil train disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, claimed 47 lives, the world has learned much about the risks that hauling oil …

DeSmog (blog)American Petroleum Institute Failed to Respond to Concerns of Oil Train SafetyDeSmog (blog)On July 29, 2013 Thomas J. Herrmann of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) wrote a letter to Jack Gerard, president and CEO of the American Petrol …

DeSmog (blog)Rail Industry Requests Massive Loophole in Oil-by-Rail Safety To Extend Bomb Trains Well Beyond 2025DeSmog (blog)In the most recent oil-by-rail accident in Mosier, Oregon the Federal Rail Administration (FRA) concluded that the tank cars invol …

VICEWhen Oil Boomtowns Go BustVICE"Empty tank cars head back to North Dakota for more Bakken crude" (2013). Photo via Flickr user Roy Luck. One-third of energy used in the US comes from natural gas. In 2015, the US consumed 7.08 billion barrels o …

Jakarta PostVietnam says 8 Indonesians confess to hijacking oil tankerYahoo NewsHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese official says eight Indonesians apprehended last week have confessed to hijacking a Malaysian oil tanker. Col. Doan Bao Quyet, political comm …