Oil pipelines dominated the energy news on Nov. 29, when Canada’s government approved one of two controversial pipelines from Alberta’s oil sands to the west coast, rejected a second and gave a pass to a third, running south to the U.S.
The Dakota Access Pipeline may yet be built. Then again, it may not. ENR consulting editor Tom Armistead offers his insights into the disputed project that has become a symbol of issues broader than federal permitting.
Energy Transfer Partners says it hopes to resume construction soon on a portion of the Dakota
Access crude-oil pipeline, located on private lands east and west of Lake Oahe in North Dakota.
After the federal government temporarily halted construction on a portion of the Dakota Access Pipeline project in North Dakota, disputes continue, pitting protesters against construction crews and unions against each other.
After months of legal wrangling and escalating protests over development of the Dakota Access Pipeline, three federal agencies on Sept. 9 temporarily halted construction along a 20-mile section of the route in North Dakota.
