Otmane El Rhazi : In Rocky Mountain region, increased crude production is being shipped by pipeline, rail

Otmane El Rhazi from Today in Energy.

Rail and pipeline shipments of crude oil from the Rocky Mountain region (PADD 4) have steadily increased as regional crude oil production has increased. The recently released Petroleum Supply Monthly, which contains data for April 2015, shows that 122,000 barrels per day of crude oil was moved by rail from PADD 4 to other regions of the country, representing 19% of total crude shipments from the region.