Warren Buffett Bought Stake In Pipeline Company On Same Day As North Dakota Oil Train Explosion
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January 2, 2014

Via Desmogblog:

Thu, 2014-01-02 10:54Steve Horn

On December 30, the same day a Burlington Northern Sante Fe (BNSF) oil train derailed and exploded in Casselton, North Dakota, Warren Buffett — owner of holding company giant Berkshire Hathaway, which owns BNSF — bought a major stake in pipeline logistics company Phillips Specialty Products Inc.

Owned by Phillips 66, a subsidiary of ConocoPhillips, Phillips Specialty Products' claim to fame is lubricating oil's movement through pipelines, increasingly crucial for the industry to move both tar sands crude and oi...

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