By: Tom Curry Here is part two of our interview with Brigham McCown, the former acting head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. (Click here for part one) From the data, is it clear that one mode of shipping oil is safer? Is it clear that pipelines are safer than rail? Government data …
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Have you ever wondered what state has the lowest utility bills? A recent study conducted by WalletHub.com contrasting energy costs through state-by-state consumption rates unearthed the answer. Overall, averaged across three energy categories – electricity, natural gas, and vehicle fuel – Colorado spends the least – per capita – at $301 per month. Following Colorado …
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Brigham McCown served under President George W. Bush as acting head of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHSMA), which regulates shipment of materials ranging from oil to hazardous medical waste. He also served as chief counsel of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which oversees trucking and buses. He has formed the Alliance for …
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Under city streets, through countless acres of open fields, across bridges, and over mountains, pipelines quietly deliver energy resources throughout North America. “Pipelines” generally conjure up images of large diameter pipes transporting crude oil. However, there are numerous types of pipelines as well; water, sewage, brine waste, and even fiber optics all run through conduit …
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Crude oil prices continue to slide with surging production and weakening economic news. Key benchmarks are near to at a four year low, with West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) closing at $81.84, well below the $100 to $120 range reached between 2010 and 2012. In fact, the drops have been startling, with WTI closing down $3.90, …
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The battle over crude oil trains in California intensified this week, reaching into the legal sphere with potential national repercussions. The state’s two major railroad companies, Union Pacific and the BNSF Railway, went to federal court Tuesday to argue that neither California nor any other state can legally impose safety requirements on them because the …
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“You cannot understand economics unless you understand energy. The industry is carrying the rest of the U.S. on its shoulders. Without the energy boom going on, there would be no economic recovery at all.” – Stephen Moore, Chief Economist for the Heritage Foundation, at the Shale Insight 2014 Conference This month, the City of Pittsburgh …
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