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Energy Transfer Says It Won’t Shut Dakota Access Despite Ruling
Demonstrators protest the Dakota Access pipeline in Washington in 2017. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News)
Energy Transfer LP said it’s not making any moves to empty its Dakota Access oil pipeline after a judge July 6 ordered the conduit shut while a more robust environmental review is conducted.
July 8, 2020Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down Pending Review
President Trump signs one of five executive orders related to the oil pipeline industry on Jan. 24, 2017. A federal judge on July 6 ruled that the Dakota Access Pipeline needed to cease operations in 30 days. (Shawn Thew/Bloomberg News)
A federal judge on July 6 sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until more environmental review is done.
July 6, 2020Canadian Minister Sees Progress on Rail Blockades
Demonstrators stand at a rail blockade during a protest in Ontario on Feb. 13. (Brett Gundlock/Bloomberg News)
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s public safety minister said police are withdrawing from the First Nation protest site at heart of demonstrations that have paralyzed Canada’s railways.
February 20, 2020North Dakota Regulators OK Dakota Access Pipeline Expansion
A section of the Dakota Access pipeline is shown during construction in September 2016. (Tom Stromme/The Bismarck Tribune via AP)
North Dakota regulators on Feb. 19 unanimously approved expanded capacity for the Dakota Access pipeline, saying they believed the project had met exhaustive state and federal requirements.
February 19, 2020CEOs, Lawmakers Sound Alarm on Canadian Rail Protests
Protesters countered pro-pipeline demonstrations in Ottawa, Ontario, in February 2019. (David Kawai/Bloomberg News)
Escalating protests against a Canadian natural gas pipeline are putting shipments of grain, propane, lumber and consumer goods in jeopardy and prompting consternation among executives and lawmakers.
February 12, 2020US House Transportation Committee Advances Pipeline Safety Bill
An oil pipeline. The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced the measure Nov. 19. (Getty Images)
Legislation that aims to enhance safety across pipeline systems, as well as tackle concerns related to climate change, recently was advanced by a panel in the U.S. House of Representatives.
November 25, 2019Trudeau Team Seeks to Calm Oil Patch Fears of Pipeline Debacle
A petroleum pipeline crossing marker stands near the Kinder Morgan facility in Burnaby, British Columbia, on April 11, 2018. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg News)
One of Justin Trudeau’s top lieutenants says the Canadian prime minister will proceed with an expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline even as he’s now likely to share power with the more environmentally minded New Democratic Party.
October 22, 2019Enbridge Pipeline Contracts Seen Putting Power in Refiner Hands
Graffiti reading "Respect The Sea, No Oil" is seen on a bridge in Massett, British Columbia, Canada. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg News)
Enbridge Inc.’s plan to contract space on its Mainline oil pipeline system is drawing the ire of producers who argue the new system will give too much power to Midwest refiners.
August 28, 2019Pipelines Add Room on ‘Unrelenting’ Demand for Canada’s Oil
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U.S. refiners want more Canadian oil, and pipeline companies are finding ways to get it to them. Companies are adding space to their congested oil export pipelines from Canada even as plans for bigger expansions and new lines face delays.
August 2, 2019Canadian Oil Rally May Falter Amid Pipeline Delay, Deloitte Says
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The stubborn, sharp rise in Canadian heavy crude prices finally may falter later this year, when swelling output overwhelms a pipeline system that will be lacking a key project producers had counted on, according to Deloitte.
April 3, 2019