BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota stands to gain more than $110 million annually in tax revenue after oil begins coursing through the Dakota Access pipeline, an analysis by The Associated Press shows. The calculation shows the potential payoff for a state whose officials have supported the pipeline despite concerns from Native American tribes and other opponents who fear it could harm drinking water and sacred sites. The money the state stands to make in just one year far outstrips the $33 [Read more]
Judge to hear arguments on Dakota Access oil pipeline work
WASHINGTON - A federal judge said Tuesday that he'll decide within a week whether to temporarily halt construction of the final section of the Dakota Access pipeline over claims that it violates the religious rights of two Indian tribes. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg told lawyers at a hearing that he wants to issue a ruling before oil begins flowing in the pipeline, which could be weeks away. Boasberg is considering a request by the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux [Read more]
Protesters cleared from Dakota Access oil pipeline camp
CANNON BALL, N.D. - Oil could be flowing through the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline in less than two weeks, according to court documents filed by the developer just before police and soldiers started clearing a protest camp in North Dakota where pipeline opponents had gathered for the better part of a year. Energy Transfer Partners has finished drilling under Lake Oahe and will soon be laying pipe under the Missouri River reservoir, the Dallas-based company said. "Dakota [Read more]
Deadline to leave pipeline protest camp won’t be extended
CANNON BALL, N.D. - Most of the Dakota Access pipeline opponents abandoned their protest camp Wednesday ahead of a government deadline to get off the federal land, and authorities moved to arrest some who defied the order in a final show of dissent. The camp has been home to demonstrators for nearly a year as they tried to thwart construction of the pipeline. Many of the protesters left peacefully, but police made some arrests two hours after the deadline. Earlier in the day, [Read more]
ND winter leads to record single-month oil production drop
BISMARCK, N.D. - Snowy, frigid weather hampered oil and gas producers in North Dakota in December, leading to the state's largest production decline in a single month. A report from the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources showed December's production fell to 942,455 barrels per day from November's 1,034,484 barrels per day. The difference, more than 92,000 daily barrels, made history and officials say almost all can be blamed on the weather. Lynn Helms, director of the [Read more]
Judge to hear arguments on Dakota Access pipeline work
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Monday refused to stop construction on the last stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, which is progressing much faster than expected and could be operational in as little as 30 days. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled after an hourlong hearing that as long as oil isn't flowing through the pipeline, there is no imminent harm to the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux tribes, which are suing to stop the project. But he said he'd consider the [Read more]
Tribe files legal challenge to stall Dakota Access pipeline
CANNON BALL, N.D. - Construction of the final segment of the Dakota Access pipeline has begun, and the full system should be operational within three months, the developer of the long-delayed project said Thursday, even as an American Indian tribe filed a legal challenge to block the work and protect its water supply. The Army granted Energy Transfer Partners formal permission Wednesday to lay pipe under a North Dakota reservoir, clearing the way for completion of the 1,200-mile [Read more]
Company set to finish work on Dakota Access oil pipeline
CANNON BALL, N.D. - The company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said it plans to resume work immediately to finish the long-stalled project. The Army on Wednesday granted the developer of the four-state oil pipeline formal permission to lay pipe under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, clearing the way for completion of the $3.8 billion project. "We plan to begin immediately," Vicki Granado, a spokeswoman for developer Energy Transfer Partners, said in an email [Read more]
A timeline of the Dakota Access oil pipeline
BISMARCK, N.D. - Notable events in the dispute over the four-state, $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline. ___ December 2014 — Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners applies to the federal government to build the 1,200-mile Dakota Access pipeline to carry North Dakota oil through the Dakotas and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Illinois. The pipeline is projected to carry half a million barrels of oil daily. The proposed route skirts the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's reservation [Read more]
Dakota Access pipeline construction expected to get go-ahead
BISMARCK, N.D. - The developer of the stalled Dakota Access oil pipeline could get clearance from the Army as early as Wednesday to finish the $3.8 billion project, though the American Indian tribe that has led the battle against the project for months has vowed to continue the fight. The Army said Tuesday that it will allow the four-state pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, the last big chunk of construction. The Standing Rock Sioux promised to fight the [Read more]
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