Grand Forks HeraldTrack where oil train derailed was inspected day before fiery accident, FRA saysGrand Forks HeraldTeams from the FRA and National Transportation Safety Board continued their investigations Friday at the site just east of Heimdal where six …

WRAL.comOil on Derailed Train in North Dakota Met State Rule, Hess SaysWall Street JournalMr. Roper said the crude had been run through a “heater treater” to remove volatile gases and make the crude oil less combustible. He said the vapor pressure of the c …

Top 10 Questions About Oil Trains: Industry Lobbies for Weak Rules While ...Huffington PostOn Friday, March 6, while an oil train explosion in Illinois was still sending flames and black smoke into the air, railroad agents were in Washington, DC lobbying t …

National PostCrude Oil Train Derailment In Ontario, Canada Is Third Accident In Less Than A ...Huffington PostThere were no injuries reported from the derailment, CN's second in the region in just three days and third in less than a month. It was the l …

Wall Street JournalTrain Carrying Crude Oil Derails in Remote Area of OntarioWall Street JournalA Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying crude oil from Alberta derailed in a remote area of northern Ontario early on Saturday, sparking a fire, damaging …

The Journal News | LoHud.comOil on Train in Illinois Derailment Shipped by Mercuria EnergyWall Street JournalThe crude oil aboard the train involved in a fiery derailment Thursday in Illinois was shipped by a big energy-trading company based in Switzerland …

Grand Forks HeraldWhite House could have controlled explosive gas on oil trainsGrand Forks HeraldThe administration's internal debate shows that concern about the risks associated with oil trains reached the upper level of the White House. But the admi …

NPREven Pickaxes Couldn't Stop The Nation's First Oil PipelineNPROne-hundred-fifty years ago, a man named Samuel Van Syckel built the nation's first commercial oil pipeline in the rugged terrain of northwestern Pennsylvania. His pipeline transf …

“A disaster waiting to happen:” America is awash in oil, but how do we move it ...fox6now.comNEW YORK (CNNMoney) — America is awash in oil, but it has limited capacity to move the stuff around in a safe way. Last week's train derailment and explosion i …

USA TODAYUS oil companies sobering upUSA TODAYWith the price of oil intoxicatingly high over the past few years, oil companies have been using it to fuel one of the greatest oil production booms in the country's history. In just a few short years, we&# …