Oregon approves permit for Global Partners crude oil railport
August 20, 2014 at 19:11 PM EDT
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Oregon environmental regulators on Tuesday approved an emissions control permit for a Global Partners LP railport along the Columbia River that clears the way for the firm to significantly increase the amount of crude oil it can receive via rail and load onto vessels to deliver to U.S. West Coast refineries.