Name of the Project
Dakota access pipeline (DAPL) project.

Location
The pipeline will start at the Bakken and Three Forks shale formations, in North Dakota, and travel south-east through South Dakota, Iowa, and Illinois, ending near Patoka, Illinois.

Client
Dakota Access.

Project Description
The DAPL is a 2 852 km underground state-of-the-art 76-cm-diameter pipeline that will transport domestically produced, light, sweet crude oil from North Dakota to major refining markets in a more direct manner than other modes of transport, including rail or truck.

The pipeline will transport about 470 000 bbl/d, with a capacity of 570 000 bbl/d or more.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Value
The project will cost about $4-billion to implement.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The US Army Corps of Engineers notified Congress in February that it would permit the DAPL to allow the pipeline to run under Lake Oahe, in North Dakota.

The crossing is needed to complete the pipeline.

In January this year, US President Donald Trump signed a Presidential memorandum to allow for the construction of the Dakota pipeline, to go ahead, while demanding renegotiation of a better deal for the US government.

The pipeline had previously been blocked by former President Barack Obama.

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe is opposed to the pipeline, as it goes through sacred tribal ground and a leak in the pipeline would threaten drinking water.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Energy Transfer, tel 1 844 708 2635.