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pressure to tighten safety standards or restrict usage - road oil tankers are perceived by the US public as just another part of day-to-day traffic on America’s roads, while barges benefit from a general perception of safety. This would suggest that road and water traffic may nibble away at demands for new pipeline capacity along selected routes. Pipelines are, in many respects, the victim of their
Rail has gained from the delay in approving oil pipelines
mile-long crude oil trains are reported to be causing traffic chaos at rail crossings. It is ironic, in fact, that growing public opposition to new pipeline construction is contributing to oil producers’ switch to trains while the evidence shows that pipelines are safer. As for road and water movements, the Federal Highway Administration and the US Coastguards regulate road oil tankers and water traffic respectively. Neither transportation mode has seen particular public
own effectiveness. It is undoubtedly much easier to mobilise public opposition against one big project than to effectively challenge many small ones. But despite the highly organised and vociferous opposition to the construction of new pipelines – and the competition from rail, road and water – the demand for new pipeline construction will inevitably grow to accommodate the vast expansion in shale gas and oil output. Inevitably, some pipeline projects will be delayed or
will fail, but the majority will be built. Pipelines simply offer higher investment returns, superior safety and better environmental performance over long distance rail and road tankers, while barges can provide only limited competition in large volume long distance oil and gas transportation.
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