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February 27, 2014

Concerns Raised over Transport of Bakken Shale Oil 
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Federal regulators say rail cars being used to transport oil from North
Dakota's Bakken shale pose an "unacceptable safety risk." The cars were
involved in recent explosions, including one in Quebec that killed 47
people in July. The remarks came a day after regulators issued an
emergency order for stricter testing to measure how explosive oil is
before it is transferred. Recent tests found more than half of oil
samples bound for transfer by train from the Bakken region were
misclassified. The region is fueling a boom in U.S. oil and gas, but
tests indicate the oil there is more explosive than other types.

 

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