Effects of Diluted Bitumen on Crude Oil Transmission Pipelines

Download or read book Effects of Diluted Bitumen on Crude Oil Transmission Pipelines written by and published by Transportation Research Board National Research. This book was released on 2013 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Effects of Diluted Bitumen on Crude Oil Transmission Pipelines TRB Special Report 311: Effects of Diluted Bitumen on Crude Oil Transmission Pipelines analyzes whether shipments of diluted bitumen have a greater likelihood of release from pipelines than shipments of other crude oils. The oil sands region of Canada is the source of diluted bitumen shipped by pipeline to the United States. The committee that produced the report did not find any pipeline failures unique to the transportation of diluted bitumen or evidence of physical or chemical properties of diluted bitumen shipments that are outside the range of those of other crude oil shipments. The committee's comprehensive review did not find evidence of any specific aspect of the transportation of diluted bitumen that would make it more likely than other crude oils to cause pipeline releases"--Provided by publisher.