Delving Deeper into Crude Oil Transport by Barge

What constitutes a "barge"?


The following definitions provided are found on pages 3 and 4 of the July 2014 CRS Report 7-5700
(Report available below in blue):


River or Coastal Barges - These marine conveyances have the ability to transport between 20,000 - 300,000 barrels (i. e., 840,000 - 12.6 million gallons) of Crude oil per vessel.   

Small to Medium-sized Tankers -  Ranging from a "Handysize product" to either an "Aframax or Suezmax" size,  these marine conveyance transport Crude oil shipments from 300,000 - 1.3 million barrels (i. e., 12.6 million - 54.6 million gallons) per vessel.



Shipping U. S. Crude Oil by Water:  Vessel Flag Requirements and Safety Issues 
(John FRITELLI, Congressional Research Service; July 21, 2014)
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43653.pdf 



Selected News Articles (2013 - 2014)



 With Production on the Rise, Oil by Barge Traffic Sets off Greater Safety Concerns 
(Jesse SNYDER. Alberta Oil Magazine; June 9, 2014)
http://www.albertaoilmagazine.com/2014/06/athabasca-mississippi-oil-by-barge/


Regulation & Environment:  Crude by Barge Not as Controversial as its Rail Counterpart (Henry WANG, The Barrel - Platts MCGRAW HILL Financial; April 14, 2014)
http://blogs.platts.com/2014/04/14/oil-barge/


Mississippi Oil Spill Highlights Risk of U. S. Oil Boom
(Brian WINGFIELD, Bloomberg News; February 25, 2014)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-25/mississippi-oil-spill-highlights-risk-of-u-s-oil-boom.html


Crude by Barge (Jack O'CONNELL, The Maritime Executive; October 15, 2013)
http://www.maritime-executive.com/magazine/CrudebyBarge-2013-10-15




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