U.S. eyes crude-by-rail safety in wake of Canada mishap
Source: Reuters
U.S. eyes crude-by-rail safety in wake of Canada mishap
WASHINGTON | Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:57pm EDT
(Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Thursday they were scrutinizing crude-by-rail shipments as they consider rules meant to prevent another tragedy like the runaway train that killed dozens in Canada last month.
Regulators began stepping up rail cars inspections over the weekend to ensure that train manifests accurately reflect the cargo, in an operation dubbed "Bakken Blitz" after the oil patch region around North Dakota.
"We need to make sure that what is in those tankers is what they say it is," Cynthia Quarterman, administrator of the Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, told reporters.
Highly combustible, light crude from the Bakken region is particularly dangerous, Quarterman said, and inspectors will make sure the fuel is properly labeled and handled with care.
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