Despite a string of recent successes by West Coast communities to block the construction of oil-by-rail facilities, the oil industry has no plans to give up using rail to move oil to the West Coast. And it isn’t hard to understand why. There are no plans for oil pipelines from North Dakota to California or Washington. And with indications that the Bakken field may already be declining , any investment in such a project is highly unlikely. And unlike at East Coast refineries, those in the west don’t have the option to buy light crude from Africa, delivered via tanker , which is a better option than buying Bakken oil from North Dakota or Montana, delivered by rail, when oil prices are low. That’s why the oil industry continues to pursue its long-term plans to move oil west via train. The company Global Partners has been a major player […]