American Midstream Partners LP (AMID) has launched a binding open season through July 17 for volume commitments from existing receipt points on its Bakken Shale system in McKenzie County, ND, to a newly constructed delivery point interconnecting into the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in Watford City, ND. AMID plans to expand the Bakken system to have the capacity to accept more than 40,000 b/d of crude oil from field receipt points and local lease tank batteries through its truck facility south of Watford City for delivery into DAPL. The new connection into DAPL is expected to enter service in August. For information contact Philip Weigand, commercial manager, at (346) 241-359 or e-mail pweigand@americanmidstream.com.
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Briefs — Bureau of Land Management
Two U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field offices in Utah are seeking public comments through July 24 on environmental assessments (EA) for proposed oil and natural gas lease sales in the northeast area of the state. The EAs would be used to determine which parcel are included in the sales, now scheduled for December. One EA assessed 64 potential parcels, comprising 66,626 acres, in Duchesne and Uintah counties, including 2,080 acres of split-estate land. The second EA looked at 15 potential parcels comprising 32,013 acres in Emery County, mostly southeast of Ferron.
Shadow of DAPL Hanging Over Bakken Oil Prices, Flows
Anemic crude oil prices are sticking around even as operations ramp up on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to carry Bakken Shale supplies out of North Dakota, but the state’s chief oil and natural gas regulator doesn’t expect that to continue in the longer term.
Dakota Access Environmental Review Inadequate, Court Rules
A federal court on Wednesday ruled that the environmental review for the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was in part inadequate and must be reconsidered, handing opponents a partial legal victory. However, the pipeline may continue operations pending a further review.
Bakken Pipeline System A Reality With 570,000 b/d Capacity to Gulf, ETP Says
Although they won’t say when full capacity will be reached next year, backers of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) made clear this week that the vision of creating a pipeline route for Bakken sweet crude production in North Dakota to the Gulf Coast is now a reality.
Dakota Access Impact to U.S. Oil Markets Uncertain, Say Analysts
Given that oil through a new pipeline travels at a snail’s pace, North Dakota’s Bakken Shale supplies now traveling through the controversial $3.68 billion Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) won’t reach a market hub in south-central Illinois until mid-May, but it’s still unclear what 370,000 b/d* via pipeline will mean to domestic and export markets.
Dakota Access Will Put Williston, Permian Basins on More Level Cost Basis, Helms Says
While reporting a return to 1 million b/d oil production, North Dakota’s top oil/natural gas official also said Thursday the much maligned Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) should help “level the playing field” for Williston Basin supplies relative to the red hot Permian Basin where most of the U.S. exploration/production is focused currently.
Dakota Access Changed Tribes’ Outlook on Energy Companies, Denver Attorney Says
Native American protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) have had a profound impact on young leaders in tribes nationwide, and there are likely to be other confrontations going forward, a Denver-based energy attorney and former U.S. Attorney in the George W. Bush administration told a tribal energy conference in Albuquerque, NM, Monday.
Oil Flows in Dakota Access Pipeline, Backers Tell DC Court
Although its legal challenges have not ended, the backers of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) reported to a federal district court on Monday that Bakken crude oil began to flow in the $3.68 billion, nearly 1,200-mile pipeline.
Dakota Access Could Flow Oil This Week; Court Rejects Native American Challenge
The contentious $3.8 billion, nearly 1,200-mile Dakota Access Pipeline project (DAPL) withstood another legal challenge over the weekend and its supporters indicated it could be flowing its first Bakken Shale crude oil supplies before the end of the week.