Bakken Oil Express has been granted a pipeline siting permit by the North Dakota Public Service Commission for a 16in crude oil pipeline between Killdeer and Dickinson, North Dakota.
The company will now begin construction of the $14m, 38-mile pipeline.
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Originating at a tanker truck unloading and pumping facility near Killdeer, the pipeline will transport oil to an existing Bakken Oil Express rail facility, west of Dickinson.
Construction of the transmission pipeline, which will have the maximum capacity of 165,000 barrels per day, is expected to take 12-14 weeks.
Commissioner holding the siting portfolio Julie Fedorchak said the pipeline provides a safe transportation method for significant volumes of crude oil and will eliminate tanker trucks from one of the state’s busiest stretches of highway.
"This is an important addition to the infrastructure serving our state’s growing energy industry," Fedorchak said.
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By GlobalDataAccording to the North Dakota Public Service Commission, the pipeline’s design, construction and operation will be in accordance with US Department of Transportation regulations.
Company officials, during the siting hearing, said the pipeline’s control centre will be located in Killdeer and will be monitored 24 hours/day.
Emergency shut-off valves and flow metres will be available with the pipeline to measure all products coming in and out of it.
PSC chairman commissioner Brian Kalk said: "This order contains a directive that requires the company to inform the PSC of any spills that are reported to other state and federal agencies."
The constitutionally created state agency North Dakota Public Service Commission has the authority to permit, site and regulate business activities in the state.
Image: Construction of the $14m, 38-mile pipeline is expected to take 12-14 weeks. Photo: courtesy of xedos4 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net.
