In many countries, hydrocarbons are transported by way of buried pipelines. In North America, crude oil and some of its refined products are shipped mainly by pipelines and, as of late, increasingly by rail. This switch to rail transportation has been, in part, a result of opposition to the construction of new pipelines that transport hydrocarbons. Unfortunately, there have been many incidents of train derailments where tanker cars carrying hydrocarbons have caused environmental damage. Additionally, in 2013, a train derailment in Lac-Mégantic (Canada), resulted in the deaths of 47 people. The 74 tank cars that derailed were carrying crude oil.
Angharad Lock
Digital Assistant Editor
Angharad joined Palladian in August 2015 as a Digital Editorial Assistant, after graduating from the University of Birmingham with a first class BA (Hons) degree in English. She is enjoying learning about digital editorial processes and looks forward to learning more.
She was born in Hastings, but is now living in Farnham. In her spare time, Angharad likes to bake, read, and go to theatre.
