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      <title>Should we trade our LPG and natural gas (for oil) or use them in Australia?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:26:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Effect of Distance on Global Petroleum Trade Through Time</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In this paper, trend of global petroleum trade distribution was analyzed and the sensitivity of global petroleum trade with respect to the import/export distance is investigated. The study covers the petroleum trade activity among 173 countries and over a period extending from year 1965 to 2005. Modeling petroleum spatial distribution as a cross-sectional analysis is based on gravity model of trade. The examined database consists of 13 variables grouped in four categories: commodity, geographical, economical and political characteristics. Two gravity models are developed and examined based on two global transportation networks: the traditional air distance network and an integrated sea and land multimodal transportation network. The multimodal transportation network, which is newly developed in this research, is shown to be more statistically significant in representing the petroleum trade distribution. Preliminary statistical analyses also revealed that distance between countries and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are the major contributing factors impacting petroleum trade. As for elasticity of bilateral trade with respect to distance, our results suggest an increasing time trend for distance coefficient based on sensitivity analysis concept. Finally, Linear Programming (LP) model is applied to facilitate identifying possible relations between trade and transport distance, optimize the observed distribution during different years, and compare the total cost of petroleum transportation for the observed distribution and the optimal one. Comparison results for multimodal network revealed that the percentage of improvement has increased over time however observed petroleum distribution does not follow the optimal distribution over time.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:06:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Campaign seeks to limit oil speculation</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:20:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION IN TEXAS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This report reviews public policies concerning transportation of hazardous materials in Texas.  In 1984 there were more than 4000 reported incidents involving hazardous materials on the highways, waterways, and railroads of Texas; not all accidents are reported, so the number was doubtless much higher.  By definition, hazardous materials present risks to human health or safety or to the environment; transportation accidents increase the likelihood that there will be uncontrollable releases of these substances.  Because Texas is a major manufacturer of chemicals, large amounts of hazardous materials must be made in such a way as to balance the needs of commerce against public safety.  Highway motor carriers represent by far the most common mode of transportation for shipments of hazardous cargo, followed by rail, pipeline, inland water, and air.  National estimates of the amount of hazardous materials under transport generally range from 5 to 15% of all commodity flows, and gasoline and other petroleum product are believed to account for between 50 and 80% of all hazardous materials shipments.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>TRANSPORTATION IN AMERICA: STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES. HISTORICAL COMPENDIUM 1939-1995</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/473911</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This annual publication contains statistical information on transportation in America.  It is organized according to the following subject areas:  Transportation Outlays and the Gross National Product; National Economic and Transport Trends; The Nation's Freight Bill; The Nation's Passenger Bill; Domestic Intercity Ton-Miles by Mode; Domestic Intercity Tonnage Carried by Mode; Domestic Intercity Passenger-Miles by Mode; Domestic Intercity Passengers Carried by For-Hire Modes; Public Freight Carriers' Revenue and General Price Trends; Public Passenger Carriers' Revenue and General Price Trends; Federally Regulated Freight Moving in Domestic Intercity Commerce; Revenues of Federally Authorized Domestic Carriers; Intercity Small Shipments Handled by Commercial Carriers; Petroleum Consumption by Mode of Transport; Transport's Share of Total U.S. Demand for Petroleum; Transportation of Petroleum in the U.S.; Average Annual Earnings & Total Compensation per Full Time Employee; Employment in Transportation and Related Industries; Employment in Specialized Transportation Occupations; Number of Privately and Publicly Owned Transportation Units; Basic Intercity Transportation Mileage; Business Outlays for Mobile Transportation Equipment; Expenditures for New Plant and Equipment; Trends in New Transport Vehicle Purchases/Shipments; Average Domestic For-Hire Passenger Trip Length; Average Length of Haul of Domestic Interstate Freight; Federal and State Transportation User Taxes and Fees; Government Expenditures for Transportation Services and Facilities; Federal Government Research, Planning and R&D Outlays; and Fatalities from Transportation Accidents.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 1998 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>OIL TRANSPORT COSTS IN THE 1990S</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Although long distance transportation is involved in the bulk of world oil deliveries the costs of transport are exceedingly difficult to quantify and predict.  Following periods of apparent inactivity freight rates can speedily double or triple in value and just as rapidly fall again.  In addition, systematic differences in rates between specific classes of routes requiring different types of tankers have resulted in substantial differences in rates of return to tanker owners.  Finally, structural changes such as the persistence of a large quantity of ageing capacity, the altering balance of crude and products in total trade, and the creation of a large network of pipeline substitutes for relatively risky Gulf sea routes make it likely that future transport costs will be quite different from those of today.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 1995 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR SELECTED U.S. TRADES; FINAL REPT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Five market opportunities were selected by the Maritime Administration for ship conceptual design studies. For each opportunity, recent trade statistics were analyzed and voyage conditions were identified to establish design requirements. Three of these opportunities, including crude oil lightering/shuttle tankers, product tankers for imports from Caribbean refineries, and dry bulk carriers for preference export cargoes, were satisfied by a parallel body series of 70,000 DWT to 80,000 DWT design concepts with standard forebodies, afterbodies, machinery and accommodation spaces. Possibilities for backhaul cargoes and special opportunities for multi-purpose bulk carriers were identified. A roll-on/roll-off sealift design concept was developed to satisfy anticipated replacement requirements for U.S. coastal trades serving Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, while meeting minimum requirements for emergency sealift service. Ferry routes on the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays were selected as candidates for surface effect (SES) passenger/vehicle ferries. The SES configuration was chosen as the most appropriate advanced concept that will meet performance requirements and draft constraints characteristic of these routes. The report concludes with recommendations for further development of these design concepts by means of a cooperative industry effort, coordinated by the Maritime Administration under the ongoing Advanced Ship Development Program.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 1994 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/361364</link>
      <description><![CDATA[This paper presents results of an assessment that identifies vehicle technology and fuel distribution system changes and costs associated with providing sufficient alternative fuels to displace one million barrels/day petroleum in the transportation sector in the 1995--2005 timeframe.  The paper concludes that the capital cost of developing fuel delivery systems and a sufficient number of vehicles to achieve this displacement will be $22 billion if the alternative fuel is methanol, $36 billion if natural gas, and $228 billion if electricity.  The predominant component of these costs is that of the incremental cost of the vehicles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 1992 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PERFORMANCE OF OIL INDUSTRY CROSS-COUNTRY PIPELINES IN WESTERN EUROPE: STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF REPORTED SPILLAGES - 1988</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The report is the latest in a series of annual reports issued by CONCAWE reviewing the performance of the oil industry crosscountry pipelines in Western Europe.  It covers an oil pipeline network of 17,700 km, and analyzes reported spillage incidents by cause and effectiveness of clean-up.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 1990 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>STABILITY OF TANK TRUCK COMBINATIONS ON CURVED ROAD SEGMENTS IN THE YUKON. FINAL REPORT</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Computerized analyses were conducted to evaluate roll stability issues involving the operation of heavy tanker combinations on two segments of curved roadway.  Two vehicle configurations were examined, representing a tanker currently in service in the Yukon Territory of Canada and a reference tanker used in many parts of the U.S. and Canada for transporting petroleum products.  The analyses show the comparison in static stability between the selected vehicles and the performance of these vehicles on an existing and a proposed road segment.  Recommendations are offered for setting maximum speed values for trucks operating on the subject curves.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 1990 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MODEL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PETROLEUM FIELDS AND TRANSPORT SYSTEMS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper describes the accomplishment of an operations research project concerning the development of petroleum fields and transport systems.  All phases of the project are reported - the first contact with the client, the discussions that lead to the formulation of a mathematical programming model, the choice of solution techniques and the computer implementation of a user friendly system to be used by planners as a means of decision support.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 1989 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PETROLEUM STORAGE &amp; TRANSPORTATION. VOLUME V--PETROLEUM LIQUIDS TRANSPORTATION</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/297710</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In February 1987, the Secretary of Energy requested the National Petroleum Council (NPC) to determine the capacities of the nation's petroleum and gas storage and transportation facilities as part of the federal government's overall review of emergency preparedness planning.  In addition to updating similar studies conducted in 1979 and 1984, the NPC was requested to place more emphasis on describing the dynamics and interrelationships of the petroleum and natural gas delivery systems.  The results of the NPC study are presented in this comprehensive report, "Petroleum Storage & Transportation," which is being issued in five volumes. This volume, Volume V--Petroleum Liquids Transportation, presents information on all forms of transportation of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs).  These include pipelines, tankers, tank barges, trucks, and rail cars.  Capacity data as of December 31, 1987 are given for common-carrier crude oil pipelines, petroleum product pipelines, and LPG pipelines, in map and tabular formats.  U.S. maps of each of these pipeline systems are included, as are regional maps by Petroleum Administration for Defense District (PADD) for the crude oil and product systems.  Detailed area maps for major refining and pipeline centers are also included.  All data for pipelines were developed by an NPC survey of the major petroleum transportation companies in the U.S., with some private pipelines included.  The waterborne transportation portion updates the 1979 NPC inventory and examines waterway navigational structures and constraints arising from various regulations and insufficient or outmoded facilities.  The tank cars/tank trucks portion analyzes the U.S. tank truck and rail tank car fleets, and determines the number of these vehicles that might be called upon to safely haul petroleum products in the event of an emergency.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 1989 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PETROLEUM STORAGE &amp; TRANSPORTATION. VOLUME IV--PETROLEUM INVENTORIES AND STORAGE</title>
      <link>https://trid.trb.org/View/297709</link>
      <description><![CDATA[In February 1987, the Secretary of Energy requested the National Petroleum Council (NPC) to determine the capacities of the nation's petroleum and gas storage and transportation facilities as part of the federal government's overall review of emergency preparedness planning.  In addition to updating similar studies conducted in 1979 and 1984, the NPC was requested to place more emphasis on describing the dynamics and interrelationships of the petroleum and natural gas delivery systems.  The results of the NPC study are presented in this comprehensive report, "Petroleum Storage & Transportation," which is being issued in five volumes. This volume, Volume IV--Petroleum Inventories and Storage, analyzes inventories and storage capacities for crude oil and the principal petroleum products in the:  primary distribution system -- refineries, pipelines, and terminals; secondary distribution system -- bulk plants and retail motor fuel outlets; and tertiary storage segment -- consumers/end-users.  The objective of this volume was to determine the amount of petroleum that could be available in an emergency, estimate new minimum operating inventory levels for the primary system, and determine the amount of petroleum storage capacity in the United States. Additionally, the impact of petroleum futures and foreward markets and the SPR on inventories were examined. Inventories and storage capacities in the primary distribution system and part of the secondary distribution system were determined by survey.  The tertiary segment was divided into seven sections -- agricultural, commercial, electric utilities, industrial, military/government, residential, and transportation -- and estimates of inventories and storage capacity were made using available public data.  The inventory and storage capacity estimates are compared to the NPC's 1983 estimates.  The changes along with the reasons for the changes were used to describe the forces that shape inventory and storage management.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 1989 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PETROLEUM STORAGE &amp; TRANSPORTATION. VOLUME II--SYSTEM DYNAMICS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In February 1987, the Secretary of Energy requested the National Petroleum Council (NPC) to determine the capacities of the nation's petroleum and gas storage and transportation facilities as part of the federal government's overall review of emergency preparedness planning.  In addition to updating similar studies conducted in 1979 and 1984, the NPC was requested to place more emphasis on describing the dynamics and interrelationships of the petroleum and natural gas delivery systems.  The results of the NPC study are presented in this comprehensive report, "Petroleum Storage & Transportation," which is being issued in five volumes. This volume, Volume II--System Dynamics, is a detailed analysis of how the U.S. oil and natural gas system works, both in normal times and during periods of "stress" -- when unusual occurrences severely hamper normal system operation. The volume summarizes major changes to the distribution system since 1979, and the evolving petroleum industry conditions that stimulated these changes.  This volume assesses the adequacy of the oil and gas distribution system to meet not only actual 1987 needs but those arising from the Energy Information Administration projections of 1992 oil and gas demands.  This volume of the study is not statistical but analytical in nature, building on the detailed description and capacity data found in volumes III, IV and V.  Volume II also includes an examination of several historical system stress situations as background for the detailed analyses of the range of possible industry responses to six unlikely but highly stressful situations. The supply system's ability to maintain consumer oil and gas supply under these stress conditions, now and in 1992, is assessed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 1989 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>PETROLEUM STORAGE &amp; TRANSPORTATION. VOLUME I--EXECUTIVE SUMMARY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[In February 1987, the Secretary of Energy requested the National Petroleum Council (NPC) to determine the capacities of the nation's petroleum and gas storage and transportation facilities as part of the federal government's overall review of emergency preparedness planning.  In addition to updating similar studies conducted in 1979 and 1984, the NPC was requested to place more emphasis on describing the dynamics and interrelationships of the petroleum and natural gas delivery systems.  The results of the NPC study are presented in this comprehensive report, "Petroleum Storage & Transportation," which is being issued in five volumes. This volume, Volume I--Executive Summary, presents the study's principal conclusions, a brief description of the oil and natural gas distribution system, and summaries of the detailed volumes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 1989 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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