U.S. Modifies Order on Crude-by-Rail Shipments

Reuters- The U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday issued a modified order governing the shipment of crude oil via railway tank cars that it said would clarify and supercede guidelines issued on Feb. 25.

The agency said that effective immediately, testing must have been conducted to determine the flash point and boiling point of crude oil cargoes that will be shipped in tank cars.

New shipping guidelines follow a series of fiery accidents involving crude oil being moved by rail in the United States and Canada.

(Reporting by Patrick Rucker and Ed McAllister, writing by Ros Krasny; Editing by Eric Beech)