TY - BOOK AU - Gibbs,Dianne TI - Crude oil properties and the hazards of transport: background, data and literature summary T2 - Energy policies, politics and prices SN - 9781634830713 AV - HE199 .C783 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Nova Publishers KW - Petroleum KW - Transportation KW - Safety measures KW - Properties KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Literature Survey of Crude Oil Properties Relevant to Handling and Fire Safety in Transport; David Lord [and six others] --; U.S. Rail Transportation of Crude Oil: Background and Issues for Congress; John Frittelli [and five others]; 2; b N2 - 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 cr UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1023427&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -