AFPM Survey Report: Bakken Crude Oil Does Not Pose Risks Significantly Different from Other Petroleum Crude Oils

摘要

The report makes a number of conclusions, summarized as follows: 1. Bakken crude oil is well within the limits for what is acceptable for transportation as a flammable liquid. 2. Even older DOT 111 tank cars authorized to transport Bakken crude oil are built with a wide margin of safety relative to the pressures they may experience when transporting the crude oil. 3. When compared with other light crude oils, Bakken oil is within the norm with regard to light hydrocarbon content, including dissolved flammable gases. 4. Bakken crude oil does not pose risks that are significantly different than other crude oils and other flammable liquids authorized for transportation as flammable liquids. 5. In some respects Bakken crude oil may be regarded as posing a lower degree of risk than other flammable liquids transported in accordance with the HMR, particularly pure substances.