Maine has no plans to halt oil rail shipments after Quebec tragedy

Maine has no plans to review shipments of crude through the state on rail lines after a deadly oil train derailment just across the border in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic over the weekend, the state Department of Transportation said.

The train was hauling about 50,000 barrels of crude from North Dakota’s Bakken shale formation to Irving Oil’s 300,000 barrel per day (bpd) refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick.

A derailment and explosion early on Saturday near the small town of Lac-Megantic killed 13, with another 37 still missing Monday night, authorities said.

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