The project is a way from shovels in the ground, but UK-based independent Tullow Oil is working towards bringing the considerable oil resources it’s discovered in Kenya and Uganda to market, which will require an extremely long, heated pipeline to transport the waxy crude. [The Observer]

As businesses continue to seize opportunities presented by currently bountiful and comparatively inexpensive natural gas, long-haul freight predominantly powered by diesel is low-hanging fruit. As such, railroads appear likely to significantly benefit from switching to LNG, according to the EIA. “In the EIA’s moderate projection, freight trains could increase their consumption of LNG fuels from essentially nothing to 1.2 billion gallons in 2040 — about 35 percent of freight rail energy consumption.” [Fuel Fix]

Sulfur extracted from heavy, sour bitumen developed in Northern Alberta’s oil sands region is piling up as companies grapple with the unattractive economic realities associated with transporting it to distant world markets. Breaking Energy saw this first hand when visiting the region and the latest Alberta Oil Magazine provides some details on the economics. [Alberta Oil]