The volume of crude oil transported by rail in the United States is greater than the volume in Canada by a factor of nearly 9-to-1, federal data show. In a first, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said it was now publishing monthly data on the volume of crude oil transported on regional railways. “The new crude-by-rail data provides a clearer picture on a mode of oil transportation that has experienced rapid growth in recent years and is of great interest to policy makers, the public, and industry,” EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski said in a statement Monday. U.S. oil production has accelerated at a faster pace than at any other time since record-keeping began more than 100 years ago. The growth […]