May 2, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The former chairman of the state agency reviewing a proposal by Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies to build the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver says a statement by Tesoro's CEO to investors that his company expects to launch construction late this year or early in 2015 is unrealistic. Read story
May 1, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Tesoro Corp.'s chief executive officer said Thursday that the cost of building an oil transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver could run as high as $190 million -- 72 percent higher than originally estimated -- and that construction is not expected to begin until late 2014 or early 2015. Read story
April 30, 2014, 5:00pm Business
MOUNT VERNON -- Demonstrators concerned about oil trains protested outside a public hearing on an air quality permit for the Shell refinery at Anacortes. Read story
April 30, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The Port of Vancouver on Wednesday released an updated version of its lease for the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail transfer terminal, featuring fewer censored details but maintaining redactions of key issues the port considers sensitive. Read story
April 26, 2014, 5:00pm Latest News
SEATTLE -- Efforts to transform the Northwest into a fossil-fuel hub for North Dakota's crude, Alberta's oil sands and coal from the Rocky Mountains mean the risks of major spills and explosions in and around Washington state are rising and poised to skyrocket. Read story
April 21, 2014, 5:00pm Business
WASHINGTON -- None of the tank cars currently in service carrying Bakken crude oil is adequate for carrying that product, a rail industry representative testified Tuesday, but until new federal regulations are completed, the use of inadequate cars will continue. Read story
April 19, 2014, 5:00pm Business
The city of Vancouver is seeking an independent assessment of the region's readiness for possible oil spills, explosions or other accidents that may result from the Northwest's largest proposed oil-by-train terminal. Read story
April 19, 2014, 5:00pm Business
PORTLAND (AP) -- The volume of oil hauled on railroads in Oregon increased last year to more than 11 million barrels -- a dramatic increase from about 3 million barrels in 2012, reports to the state show. Read story
April 16, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Gov. Jay Inslee, who will have the ultimate say over the construction of what would be the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail transfer terminal in Vancouver, hasn't taken a stand on the project. But members of the state's Congressional delegation are weighing in. Read story
April 12, 2014, 5:00pm Business
Opponents of a proposal to build the Northwest's largest oil-by-rail transfer terminal at the Port of Vancouver have packed public hearings and repeatedly pounded a message to port commissioners: cancel the lease with Tesoro Corp. and Savage Companies. Read story
