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Liquid Fuel Distribution Prioritization Planning Project

10/14/2020

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This is an ongoing project. Please check the Liquid Fuel Planning Project page for the most up-to-date details.
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Oil and Petroleum Commodities | Oil Train Safety

7/25/2017

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"Origins and Destinations" Transportation Session at PNWER's 2017 Annual Summit

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Welcome and Overview of Transportation Group Work Plan
  • Sen. Chuck Winder, Idaho State Legislature
  • Bruce Agnew, Director, Cascadia Center
 
Oil and petroleum based commodities are extracted and transported to West Coast refineries and shipped to export markets through the environmentally sensitive Salish Sea. Product comes from Alaska, Alberta and North Dakota by pipeline, rail, tankers and barges. Previous PNWER Transportation Group sessions have explored rail safety. This session will expand our view to learn more about global energy developments that affect how and when the commodity travels from its source to its refinement or export.

Introductory Remarks
  • Jay Derr, Partner, Van Ness Feldman
 
Update of Oil Movement in Washington State
  • Dale Jensen, Program Manager, Spill Prevention, Preparedness & Response Program, Department of Ecology     
 
Canada Action - Ocean Protection Plan
  • Robert Dick, Assistant Deputy Minister, Pacific Region, Transport Canada

Markets and Exports: Global Picture for Movement of Oil
  • Robin Rorick, Group Director of Midstream and Industry Operations, American Petroleum Institute
 
Mode Overview
Operators overview the transportation of oil to market and their safety measures. Panel will discuss the impact of global markets on capacity.
 
Moderated by Robin Rorick, Group Director of Midstream and Industry Operations, American Petroleum Institute
  • Jamie Kereliuk, Director, Emergency Management, Kinder Morgan Canada
  • Teresa Perkins, Assistant Vice President, Petroleum Sales, BNSF Railway
  • Captain Robert Wenz, Assurance and HSSE Team Leader, Alaska Tanker Company
  • Frank Holmes,  Director, Northwest Region & Marine Issues, Western States Petroleum Association
 
Update on Vancouver Energy Terminal
  • Jared Larrabee, General Manager, Vancouver Energy
 
Legislative Response Panel
Moderated by Jay Derr, Partner, Van Ness Feldman and Robin Rorick, Group Director of Midstream and Industry Operations, American Petroleum Institute
  • Rep. Mark Johnson, Vice-Chair, House Committee on Energy and Environment, Oregon State Legislature
  • Sen. Curtis King, Chair, Senate Transportation Committee,  Washington State Legislature
  • Rep. David Talerico, Member, House Resources Committee, Alaska State Legislature
  • Rep. Rick Youngblood, Member, House Transportation and Defense Committee, Idaho State Legislature
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Oil Train Safety Symposium

4/27/2016

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The Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) and the Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR) hosted an Oil Train Safety Symposium at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Washington on April 27, 2016. The event drew representatives from a multitude of jurisdictions and disciplines: railroads, ports, emergency management, legislators from multiple states, Canadian officials, and federal agencies like the National Weather Service and the Department of Homeland Security. Presentations from 17 speakers gave the audience an overview of oil-by-rail in the region, explained current and proposed oil train safety regulations, reviewed public safety planning for incidents, examined local capabilities for ecological spill response and gave responses from legislators and public officials. The Transportation Working Group, co-chaired by Idaho Senator Chuck Winder and Bruce Agnew, Director of the Cascadia Center for Regional Development, has addressed oil by rail concerns at several PNWER meetings. View the PNWER Transportation Working Group page for further information and links to past presentations. 

This symposium provided a comprehensive overview of the current and future status of oil by rail transportation and emphasize partnerships to help ensure oil transport safety is being addressed across the region. By fostering dialogue between public and private sector entities, PNWER and CRDR hope to increase mutual understanding of oil train safety issues in a broad and holistic manner by including stakeholders from all parts of the supply chain both in the U.S. and Canada. The Symposium topics include an overview of the transportation of hazardous material by rail, the driving factors behind the rise of oil transportation by rail, potential safety hazards, incident response, and planning for future movement of other fuel products. Background information regarding the transport of crude oil by rail and other informational resources can be found below.

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Topics

  • Origin of oil by rail transportation
  • Roles and responsibilities of stakeholders​​
  • Current and emerging regulation
  • Potential safety concerns
  • Spill response: local capabilities and capacities 
  • Planning for the future 

Audience

  • Northwest legislators
  • ​​Public officials at state, county, and municipal level 
  • First responders and emergency management sector
  • Private sector
  • Economic development agencies
  • Public safety and environmental  organizations 
  • Utilities and ports 
  • Ecology and transportation agencies 

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Puget Sound Regional Maritime Transportation Disaster Recovery Exercise Program

5/30/2014

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Executive Summary

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The Puget Sound ports – Port of Everett, Port of Olympia, Port of Seattle, and Port of Tacoma – collectively represent the third largest port load center in the nation, with Washington State being one of the most trade-dependent states in the United States. These ports are vital to the local, regional, and interstate economies and are critically dependent on electricity, fuel, rail, road transportation assets, and other critical infrastructures that facilitate the movement of passengers and cargo.

The Puget Sound Region experiences significant impacts from natural hazards including floods, storms, fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. There are also numerous technological hazards, including industrial hazardous materials, military hazardous materials, and vulnerable Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR). These hazards are further complicated by human-driven factors such as the potential for terrorist and criminal activity. It is anticipated that given the importance of trade to our economy, a major incident such as an event or terrorist attack in the Pacific Northwest would have a large effect on the flow of commerce. This is based upon the findings published in the 2009 Washington State Hazard Identification and Vulnerability Assessment (HIVA), and given the important role the ports play in our region, state and nationally.

It is expected that commerce in the region and throughout the state would likely grind to a halt following a major incident or event involving an earthquake on one of the Northwest’s major fault systems or a terrorist attack against a single point target or multiple targets of critical infrastructure.

To further address the Port of Tacoma’s interest in an analytically driven exercise supported by realistic simulation, the PSMRT used the results of the Phase I exercises to design and develop an interactive simulation of the economic interdependencies within the regional maritime transportation community. This technology was used as the foundation for the design, development, conduct, and evaluation of a regional discussion-based exercise for Phase II of the exercise program. This exercise was the first of its kind, incorporating regional players with the economic models that focused on the recovery phase of incident management. Integrating advanced modeling and simulation technology into the discussions provided the framework to achieve a common understanding of the need for a sustainable regional recovery program between Puget Sound’s public and private sectors.

The Phase II regional exercise focused on port-wide risk management, mitigation, continuity of operations, and resumption of trade after an earthquake. The exercise used an earthquake scenario that impacted maritime commerce and engaged the private sector, local, state, tribal, and federal governments. The Regional Catastrophic Transportation Disaster Recovery Plan was also exercised with a focus on the identification of interdependencies between industries that centered specifically on disaster recovery, beginning at day 31 post-disaster and continuing out to year five.

Both Phase I and Phase II of the exercise program were very well attended, with representatives from the local, state, tribal, and federal levels of government, along with numerous private sector entities, and port employees.

In the Phase II regional exercise, the participants were split into breakout groups to focus on the geographic region surrounding a specific port. An additional breakout group for representatives of State and Federal entities created an opportunity for discussion of individual department and agency priorities at that level as well as providing a single point of reference for any questions or concerns generated by the local breakouts. In these smaller groups, each port was able to use feedback from the regional simulation to inform their tactical and strategic decisions on specific recovery investments. This allowed the groups to see how their decisions directly affected their port’s financial recovery in near real-time during the exercise. Plenary sessions were used to report out the group work and to view the projected effect each port’s decision made on the region’s economic recovery.

During this phase, the team integrated both the qualitative and quantitative elements. These tools were used to inform the facilitated discussion. With the help of the simulation tools, the participants were able to experience the potential physical, economic, and financial impacts of a catastrophic earthquake and view the results of their recovery planning in a new way. This allowed the participants of the region to expand their knowledge of the potential impacts. These tools also help the participants observe the level of effort that will be required to recover from such a large scale event or disaster. The exercise provided a forum for the ports and the regional stakeholders to build a broader joint understanding of the economic impact of such an event. 

Read the full report here.

Major Takeaways

Strengths
  • Participants exhibited amazing momentum and desire to work rapidly to identify key problems that need to be solved. They were eager to develop a timeline to identify issues and set expectations for when problems would be solved, especially from external partners.
  • Interdependencies, port-to-port agreements to provide cooperation, and opportunities for partnerships were identified and explored between the participating ports, stakeholders, and government entities.
  • Participating ports were willing to prioritize regional recovery over individual short-term business recovery, with the recognition that each port must restart their individual revenue-based activities quickly to enable their financial survival.

Areas for Improvement
  • Few, if any, mutual aid agreements currently exist to support recovery planning and operations between ports, government entities, and the private sector.
  • Regional maritime business continuity and continuity of operations plans are not regularly updated due to limited resources.
  • There is no clear way for ports and stakeholders to collectively communicate their transportation infrastructure requirements to State and Federal authorities following a disaster.

Participants exhibited impressive momentum and desire to work rapidly to identify key problems that need to be solved and commitment to a timeline to solve the issues and problems. Attendees agreed the exercises were beneficial and the content addressed would assist the ports with reducing future disaster recovery times. Stakeholders agreed they were reminded of the importance of listening to one another and highlighted the value of building relationships. By engaging a broad spectrum of government and private sector participants from across the ports in this exercise program, regional recovery strategies and plans were initiated. As the contract comes to a close, the participants, the ports, the cities, and the region have all benefited from the recovery exercises by identifying areas for improvements, recognizing their strengths, strengthening their relationships, and gaining a better understanding of options and challenges for port and regional recovery following a significant disaster.
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