crude oil transportation

In general, land-based oil spills are more time-intensive to clean up, but oil spreads out more rapidly in water.

Crude-tanker owners continue to pile up huge losses, but hopes are high for next year.

Analysts tally tanker fallout after OPEC+ stuns market with decision to hold the line of production cuts.

Plans to halt construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will likely mean more crude oil volumes being shipped by rail. But how much more will depend on a variety of factors, including oil price spreads, other pipelines, oil storage options and the railroads’ ability to juggle volumes.

Darren Prokop explores the reasons for the huge drop in oil prices and what the ramifications are because of the drop.

Jim Blaze looks at the declining need for railroad tank cars. Why is this happening and what’s next?

Petchem shippers are keeping inland barge owners busy, but upside could be temporary.

USD Partners and Gibson Energy will begin construction of a unit in April that will produce a nonhazardous heavy crude product.

Terms of the court-protected restructuring of American Commercial Lines have already been agreed to and no disruptions are expected.

An exclusive interview with Lois Zabrocky, CEO of tanker owner International Seaways.

Accident in Saskatchewan causes 1.5 million-liter crude oil spill.

Top shipping execs reveal the inside story of the recent crude-tanker rate maelstrom.

Reports have been surfacing that the Alberta government could grant more crude-by-rail contracts.

The federal agency on hazardous materials transport has received over 4,000 comments about the law.

Tank barges plying U.S. rivers are seeing higher rates as more petroleum is shipped.

If U.S. crude output were to lose momentum, it would be felt by tanker owners much more so than before.

China’s new list more than doubles the tariff on LNG, but it’s the dry bulk stocks that are feeling the pain.

Tanker companies like Euronav expect to see financial benefits from impending environmental regulations, which will change the type of fuel burned at sea and could eventually limit how fast ships can go.