Blocking pipeline construction not enough: extremists want ones already operating safely, shut down

[Anonymous]

A pipeline that has been safely transporting light sweet crude for three years has been shut down. And it's not shut DAPL. Gretchen Whimer, governor of Michigan is blocking an existing line that crosses a channel. Minnesota is blocking the rebuild of line 3.



In a disturbing precedent, US court order shuts down and drains Dakota Access Pipeline(DAPL)



A U.S. judge's order to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline for additional environmental review — more than three years after it began pumping oil — is a "pretty disturbing decision" that could have implications for future infrastructure development like power lines and highways, says the CEO of Cenovus Energy.



On Monday,  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C.  wrote that he was "mindful of the disruption" that shutting down the pipeline would cause, but that it must be done within 30 days.



Alex Pourbaix, president and chief executive of Calgary-based Cenovus, said he was surprised by the decision to halt a pipeline that had been operating for three years, suggesting the impact could ripple out into future development of a variety of infrastructure projects in the United States.



"My general observation of it is that going forward, if that would be the new standard, I think it's going to be incredibly difficult for anybody to invest in any kind of infrastructure," he said during a presentation to TD Securities' virtual energy conference on Tuesday.



The court ordered Energy Transfer to shut and empty the 570,000 barrel-per-day line within 30 days, closing off the biggest artery transporting crude oil out of North Dakota's Bakken shale basin to Midwest and Gulf Coast regions.



It is rare for regulators or officials to force an oil pipeline to be drained, unless it is in the aftermath of a spill, oil market sources told Reuters.



Energy Transfer said it was looking at legal and administrative measures to avoid a shutdown, and was considering an appeal if those efforts fail.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cenovus-dakota-access-pipeline-1.5640455">https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cenovu ... -1.5640455">https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cenovus-dakota-access-pipeline-1.5640455

[Anonymous]

In a blow to Canada.



U.S. Supreme Court deals blow to Keystone XL pipeline project



The Keystone XL pipeline — which the Alberta government has backed to the tune of billions as a crucial project to help get oilsands' crude to Gulf Coast refineries — has been handed another setback by the U.S. Supreme Court, which on Monday kept in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental permit.



Calgary-based TC Energy needs the permit to continue building the long-disputed pipeline across U.S. rivers and streams.



TC Energy spokesperson Terry Cunha said the company is not giving up on Keystone.



However, he said the company will have to delay large portions of work on the 1,947-kilometre project.



He said the the cross-border section of pipeline has been completed, adding that Keystone XL is one of the most thoroughly-studied infrastructure projects in American history.



Monday's Supreme Court order also put on hold an earlier court ruling out of Montana as it pertains to other oil and gas pipelines across the U.S.







That's a sliver of good news for an industry that just suffered two other blows — Sunday's cancellation of the $8 billion US Atlantic Coast gas pipeline in the southeast and a Monday ruling that shut down the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/u-s-supreme-court-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-tc-energy-alberta-1.5640227">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ ... -1.5640227">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/u-s-supreme-court-keystone-xl-oil-pipeline-tc-energy-alberta-1.5640227



The permit, in place since the 1970s, was functioning properly when it was cancelled by Morris over concerns about endangered species being harmed during pipeline construction.

[Anonymous]

Even though parts of the Northern leg of KXL that cross the American border have already been built, I have little to no confidence it will ever be completed..



Joe Biden will cancel it's permit within months of entering the White House.

[Anonymous]

A pipeline that has been safely transporting light sweet crude for three years has been shut down. And it's not shut DAPL. Gretchen Whimer, governor of Michigan is blocking an existing line that crosses a channel. Minnesota is blocking the rebuild of line 3.



In a disturbing precedent, US court order shuts down and drains Dakota Access Pipeline(DAPL)



A U.S. judge's order to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline for additional environmental review — more than three years after it began pumping oil — is a "pretty disturbing decision" that could have implications for future infrastructure development like power lines and highways, says the CEO of Cenovus Energy.



On Monday,  U.S. District Judge James Boasberg in Washington, D.C.  wrote that he was "mindful of the disruption" that shutting down the pipeline would cause, but that it must be done within 30 days.



Alex Pourbaix, president and chief executive of Calgary-based Cenovus, said he was surprised by the decision to halt a pipeline that had been operating for three years, suggesting the impact could ripple out into future development of a variety of infrastructure projects in the United States.



"My general observation of it is that going forward, if that would be the new standard, I think it's going to be incredibly difficult for anybody to invest in any kind of infrastructure," he said during a presentation to TD Securities' virtual energy conference on Tuesday.



The court ordered Energy Transfer to shut and empty the 570,000 barrel-per-day line within 30 days, closing off the biggest artery transporting crude oil out of North Dakota's Bakken shale basin to Midwest and Gulf Coast regions.



It is rare for regulators or officials to force an oil pipeline to be drained, unless it is in the aftermath of a spill, oil market sources told Reuters.



Energy Transfer said it was looking at legal and administrative measures to avoid a shutdown, and was considering an appeal if those efforts fail.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cenovus-dakota-access-pipeline-1.5640455">https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cenovu ... -1.5640455">https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cenovus-dakota-access-pipeline-1.5640455

The DAPL could be down for thirteen months. This will devastate North Dakota, across the border from Saskatchewan. I hope for their sakes, they can find a way around this.

[Anonymous]

Finally, some sanity.



Court reverses order to shut down Dakota Access pipeline

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/court-reverses-order-to-shut-down-dakota-access-pipeline-1.5052651">https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/court-reve ... -1.5052651">https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/court-reverses-order-to-shut-down-dakota-access-pipeline-1.5052651

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a judge's order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline pending a full environmental review.



The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with pipeline owner Energy Transfer to keep the oil flowing, saying a lower-court judge "did not make the findings necessary for injunctive relief."



Permits for the project were originally rejected by the Obama administration, and the Army Corps of Engineers prepared to conduct a full environmental review. In February 2017, after President Donald Trump took office, the Corps scrapped the review and granted permits, concluding that running the pipeline under the Missouri River posed no significant environmental issues.



The Corps said that opinion was validated after an additional year of review, as ordered by Boasberg, an Obama appointee, in 2017.



Boasberg ruled then that the Corps had "largely complied" with environmental law when permitting the pipeline

[Anonymous]

Finally, some sanity.



Court reverses order to shut down Dakota Access pipeline

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/court-reverses-order-to-shut-down-dakota-access-pipeline-1.5052651">https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/court-reve ... -1.5052651">https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/court-reverses-order-to-shut-down-dakota-access-pipeline-1.5052651

BISMARCK, N.D. -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday reversed a judge's order that shut down the Dakota Access pipeline pending a full environmental review.



The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with pipeline owner Energy Transfer to keep the oil flowing, saying a lower-court judge "did not make the findings necessary for injunctive relief."



Permits for the project were originally rejected by the Obama administration, and the Army Corps of Engineers prepared to conduct a full environmental review. In February 2017, after President Donald Trump took office, the Corps scrapped the review and granted permits, concluding that running the pipeline under the Missouri River posed no significant environmental issues.



The Corps said that opinion was validated after an additional year of review, as ordered by Boasberg, an Obama appointee, in 2017.



Boasberg ruled then that the Corps had "largely complied" with environmental law when permitting the pipeline

That lower court decision couldn't stand.

[Thiel]

Joe Biden will win and cancel the permits for the Canadian extension of Keystone pipeline. That will be bad for Canada of course. Bu,t Biden wants to be president to represent the causes of woke Americans with money.

[Joe Biden]

I oppose open carry pipeline laws.

[Anonymous]

I oppose open carry pipeline laws.

I can't wait to see you in the debates.