Waterborne and rail transport of U.S. crude oil : elements and issues /

New sources of crude oil from North Dakota, Texas, and western Canada have induced new routes for shipping crude oil to U.S. and Canadian refineries. While pipelines have traditionally been the preferred method of moving crude overland, they either are not available or have insufficient capacity to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Williams, Patrick, active 2014 (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Hauppauge], New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
Colección:Transportation issues, policies and R & D series.
Temas:
Petroleum > Transportation > United States.
Pétrole > Transport > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Commerce.
Petroleum > Transportation.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • WATERBORNE AND RAIL TRANSPORT OF U.S. CRUDE OIL: ELEMENTS AND ISSUES; WATERBORNE AND RAIL TRANSPORT OF U.S. CRUDE OIL: ELEMENTS AND ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SHIPPING U.S. CRUDE OIL BY WATER: VESSEL FLAG REQUIREMENTS AND SAFETY ISSUES; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; NEW SHIPPING ROUTES; VESSEL TYPES AND CAPACITIES; MARITIME SAFETY ISSUES; THE JONES ACT; RECENT U.S. SHIPBUILDING ACTIVITY; U.S.-FLAG RESERVATION FOR EXPORT OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS?; CURRENT LEGISLATION.
  • Chapter 2: U.S. RAIL TRANSPORTATION OF CRUDE OIL: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES FOR CONGRESSSUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; WHY IS OIL MOVING BY RAIL?; OIL SPILL CONCERNS; FEDERAL OVERSIGHT OF OIL TRANSPORT BY RAIL; ISSUES FOR CONGRESS; Chapter 3: CRUDE OIL PROPERTIES RELEVANT TO RAIL TRANSPORT SAFETY: IN BRIEF; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; OTHER CRUDE OIL PROPERTIES; RAIL CAR CAPACITY AND LOAD LIMIT; POLICY CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 4: OIL SPILLS IN U.S. COASTAL WATERS: BACKGROUND AND GOVERNANCE; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND; OIL SPILL GOVERNANCE; CONCLUSION.

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