Don’t Get Caught on the Wrong Side of the Track: PHMSA Issues New Safety Alert
On January 2, 2014, the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a safety alert for the purpose of notifying the general public, emergency responders and shippers and...
View ArticleSafety Alerts and Other Recommendations in the Wake of Rail Accidents...
Editor’s Note: This entry is also to be published in the Spring 2014 Bakken Oil Report. Recent accidents involving rail cars transporting crude oil from the Bakken shale region have resulted in the...
View ArticlePoe Leggette & Alex Obrecht Present on the Safety Concerns that Face...
BakerHostetler’s energy group co-head and a member of the energy team recently presented on the safety concerns that confront the transportation of crude oil by rail. Focusing primarily on federal...
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Crude-by-Rail Update: What to Expect From Recent Crude Oil Derailments
These are uncertain and stressful times for all involved in the transportation of crude oil by rail. Since February 14, two fiery derailments in West Virginia and Ontario have refocused an unwelcome...
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Crude-by-Rail Update: The DOT’s Final Rule Is Out—How Can Producers and...
On May 1, the Department of Transportation—through its operating agencies the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration[1] and the Federal Railroad Administration—issued its final...
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