Wall Street JournalCrude Slump, Pipeline Expansion Mark End of US Oil-Train BoomWall Street JournalThe oil-train boom is waning almost as quickly as it began. Rail became a major way to move crude after companies began unlocking new bounties of oil from sh …

Colorado oil could become key export once glut endsThe Denver PostThe lifting of a four-decade ban on U.S. oil exports could boost Colorado's global trade fortunes — but the timing of when that happens is anybody's guess. "In the next 12 month …

Grand Forks HeraldNew method for making oil safe for rail shipping to be testedGrand Forks HeraldThe North Dakota Industrial Commission gave approval this month for Hellervik Oilfield Technologies of Bismarck to test a prototype of a new technology for con …

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 …

Wall Street JournalRegulators Urge Railroads to Make Changes to Improve Oil-Train SafetyWall Street JournalU.S. regulators are urging railroads to make dramatic operating changes, including how they deal with wheel defects, saying a wheel problem may have …

Reverse Oil Shock: Part 3 – Feeding Financial InstabilityEconoMonitor (blog)Financial markets have generally assumed lower oil prices are positive for asset prices, resulting from the positive effect on growth and lower inflation which extends the period o …

NBCNews.comFires Finally Dwindling Days After Illinois Oil Train DerailmentNBCNews.comFirefighters were still working Sunday to extinguish the last of a series of fires that erupted when a BNSF Railway train loaded with crude oil derailed two days ago in a …

Barclays' Mahesh Says Election a 'Huge Risk' for Nigeria OilBloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc energy analyst Miswin Mahesh sees a “huge risk” of oil production in Nigeria being disrupted by political instability arising from elections schedu …

Wall Street JournalWrecks Hit Tougher Oil RailcarsWall Street JournalIn a string of recent oil train derailments in the U.S. and Canada, new and sturdier railroad tanker cars being built to carry a rising tide of crude oil across the continent have failed …

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 …