Pipelines are 2.5 times less likely than rail to experience a release of product when transporting a million barrels of oil.
intermodal safety
July 28, 2017
2:45PM
Pipelines are 2.5 times safer than rail for oil transportation.
June 12, 2017
9:50AM
Pipelines are 4.5 times less likely to have an accident or incident than rail transport.
September 4, 2015
9:00AM
According to rumour, President Obama is expected to issue the death knell for the Keystone XL pipeline before or during the Labour Day weekend.
August 19, 2015
10:00AM
Debates over oil pipelines seem to be never-ending. The quintessential example being that of the Keystone XL pipeline, which has languished in regulatory limbo for more than 2,500 days.
August 14, 2015
9:00AM
Oil and gas pipelines are a critical piece of Canada’s energy infrastructure. In 2013, this mode of transportation moved more than 2.4 billion barrels of oil and gas. But accidents do happen as seen with the recent oil spill in Alberta where a Nexen oilsands pipeline recently ruptured.
May 14, 2015
9:00AM
On May 1, 2015, an interesting thing happened. The United States and Canada came to agreement about transporting oil and other flammable liquids.
March 12, 2015
2:00PM
Four recent oil-train derailments—two in the United States and two in Canada accompanied by yet another drive-by rhetorical smear of the Keystone XL pipeline by U.S. President Barack Obama—have re-invigorated the debate over how Canadians and Americans transport oil.