Dakota Access Pipeline
| Dakota Access Pipeline | |
|---|---|
Dakota Access Pipeline route (Standing Rock Sioux Reservation is shown in orange, affected states are outlined in black) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| General direction | southeastward |
| From | Stanley, North Dakota |
| Passes through | States of North Dakota (Bismarck) South Dakota (Redfield, Sioux Falls) Iowa (Sioux Center, Storm Lake, Ames, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Fort Madison) Illinois (Jacksonville) |
| To | Patoka, Illinois (oil tank farm) |
| General information | |
| Type | Crude oil |
| Partners | Energy Transfer Partners Phillips 66 Enbridge Marathon Petroleum |
| Operator | Dakota Access Pipeline, LLC (development phase) Energy Transfer Partners (operational phase) |
| Construction started | 2016 |
| Commissioned | June 1, 2017 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 1,172 mi (1,886 km) |
| Maximum discharge | 0.47 million barrels per day (~2.3×107 t/a) |
| Diameter | 30 in (762 mm) |
| Website | daplpipelinefacts |
The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) or Bakken pipeline is a 1,172-mile-long (1,886 km) underground pipeline in the United States that has the ability to transport up to 750,000 barrels of light sweet crude oil per day. It begins in the shale oil fields of the Bakken Formation in northwest North Dakota and continues through South Dakota and Iowa to an oil terminal near Patoka, Illinois. Together with the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline from Patoka to Nederland, Texas, it forms the Bakken system. The pipeline transports 40 percent of the oil produced in the Bakken region.
The $3.78 billion project was announced to the public in June 2014 with construction beginning in June 2016. During the Obama presidency the State Department estimated the project would create up to 3900 temporary construction jobs and 35 permanent full-time jobs. During the Trump presidency the State Department estimated the project would create 42,000 direct and indirect jobs. The pipeline was completed in April 2017 and became operational in May 2017. The pipeline is owned by Dakota Access, LLC, controlled by Energy Transfer Partners, with minority interests from Phillips 66, and affiliates of Enbridge and Marathon Petroleum.
Protests against the pipeline occurred from 2016 to 2017, organized by those opposing its construction, including the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.