By Kevin Orland, Bloomberg News, Financial Post; April 26, 2018
Alberta’s beleaguered oil industry may get some relief from its persistent shipping bottlenecks in the second half of the year as producers strike deals with rail companies to move more crude.
Oil producers and railroads have room to strike deals that will make economic sense for both parties, Cenovus Energy Inc. Chief Executive Officer Alex Pourbaix said. The rail providers already are hiring and training crews and reactivating locomotives to help boost their crude-shipping capacity, said Keith Chiasson, head of the company’s downstream operations.
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