Re: [Biofuel] The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1

2012-07-02 Thread Darryl McMahon
Bruno, absolutely right. Thanks for spotting that. Darryl On 01/07/2012 9:08 PM, Bruno M. wrote: Nice job so far Darryl, but i guess there something wrong or at least not logical. 3)Dilbit is less viscous than conventional crude oil.Therefore, dilbit is pumped through pipelines at

Re: [Biofuel] The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1

2012-07-02 Thread Darryl McMahon
I will post again when the next draft is ready. On the insurance front, Lloyds put something out a few month ago that should have been an eye-opener, but seemed to elicit only yawns. I think I saw something recent as well about an oil project not getting the insurance cover it needed, which

Re: [Biofuel] The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1

2012-07-02 Thread Keith Addison
I will post again when the next draft is ready. Good, thanks. On the insurance front, Lloyds put something out a few month ago that should have been an eye-opener, but seemed to elicit only yawns. I think I saw something recent as well about an oil project not getting the insurance cover it

Re: [Biofuel] The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1

2012-07-01 Thread Darryl McMahon
Thanks for the 2-parter here Keith. I have been following the tar sands and dilbit deceptions for a while now. I'm hardly an expert (yet), but I thought I would share a draft piece I am working on. I am still collecting items and references for it, but I think the gist of it could stand some

Re: [Biofuel] The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1

2012-07-01 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Darryl Thanks for the 2-parter here Keith. You're welcome. Thanks for an interesting read, nice! I wouldn't change much. Just give it a couple of careful read-overs and it should be right. Please post it again when you're happy with it. Could I put it in the Picks of the week section on

Re: [Biofuel] The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1

2012-07-01 Thread Bruno M.
Nice job so far Darryl, but i guess there something wrong or at least not logical. 3)Dilbit is less viscous than conventional crude oil.Therefore, dilbit is pumped through pipelines at higher pressure than conventional crude oil, which increases the risk of pressure-related failures

[Biofuel] The Dilbit Disaster: Inside The Biggest Oil Spill You've Never Heard Of, Part 1

2012-06-30 Thread Keith Addison
US Coast Guard Creates 'Protest-Free Zone' in Alaska Oil Drilling Zone The United States Coast Guard will establish and enforce a 500-meter safety zone around the Shell Oil Company's drilling vessel Noble Discoverer as it drills exploratory offshore wells in the sensitive Arctic waters off the