Canadian Oil-by-Rail Exports Jump 83 Percent in Last Quarter of 2013

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Canadian exports of crude oil by rail increased 83 percent in the last quarter of 2013 compared with the same period the year before, Canada's National Energy Board said in a report published May 5. As western Canadian oil sands producers scramble to find alternatives for congested pipelines or work around pipelines awaiting approval, such as Enbridge Northern Gateway and Keystone XL, crude-by-rail exports jumped to 146,047 barrels per day in the final quarter, from 79,763 barrels per day for the same period of 2012, the National Energy Board said in "Canadian Crude Oil Exports by Rail-Quarterly Data." Several Canadian midstream companies are taking advantage of the delays pipeline companies face by building new terminals to handle oil-by-rail shipments (37 INER 34, 1/1/14).