Crude Oil Properties & the Hazards of Transport - Background, Data & Literature Summary (Hardcover)

Several fiery rail accidents in 2013-2015 in the U.S. and Canada carrying crude oil produced from the Bakken region of North Dakota have raised questions at many levels on the safety of transporting this, and other types of crude oil, by rail. Sandia National Laboratories was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the material properties of crude oils, and in particular the so-called "tight oils" like Bakken that comprise the majority of crude oil rail shipments in the U.S. at the current time. The book provides a literature survey of public sources of information on crude oil properties that have some bearing on the likelihood or severity of combustion events that may occur around spills associated with rail transport. The book also contains background information including a review of the notional "tight oil" field operating environment, as well a basic description of crude oils and potential combustion events in rail transport.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2015
Editors:	Dianne Gibbs
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	130
ISBN-13:	978-1-63483-070-6
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Energy industries & utilities > Petroleum & oil industries Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Fossil fuel technologies > General Promotions
LSN:	1-63483-070-9
Barcode:	9781634830706

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