Open AccessAll Aboard!! — Legal and Commercial Issues in Transporting Crude by Rail
Author(s) -
Keith Byblow,
Dufferin Harper,
Paul Michael Blyschak
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr3
Subject(s) - crude oil , tragedy (event) , context (archaeology) , variety (cybernetics) , flux (metallurgy) , business , computer science , engineering , petroleum engineering , sociology , history , chemistry , social science , archaeology , artificial intelligence , organic chemistry
The transportation of crude oil by rail has undergone significant growth in recent years, driven by a wide variety of actors and internal and external factors. This article surveys the dynamic legal and commercial context in which crude by rail operations occur, as well as the economic and regulatory forces working to keep the area in flux. In particular, these issues are considered in light of the tragedy that befell Lac-Mégantic in July 2013.