The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) is an oil pipeline that starts in North Dakota and ends in Patoka, Illinois. It transfers oil produced in the Bakken oil fields to where it can be stored and processed. Some of the oil is processed in Patoka while the rest is sent in another oil pipeline to Nederland, Texas.
The entire 1,172-mile length of the Dakota Access Pipeline is buried underground. The Dakota Access Pipeline was built because transporting oil through pipes is safer than alternatives such as trucks and trains. It is owned and maintained by Energy Transfer Operating L.P. This is one of the nation’s largest oil pipeline companies. They own over 86,000 miles of pipelines across America.
Energy Transfer actively supports the communities its pipelines go through. They have donated over $11.2 million to nonprofits in four states. They also gave $15 million to the State of North Dakota. It pays millions in property taxes each year that are used to fund education, emergency services and hospitals. See This Page for more information.
The Dakota Access Pipeline is continuously monitored by Energy Access to make sure it is operating safely. This includes maintaining the safety of its employees, the communities in which it has a presence, and the environment.
Dakota Access Pipeline was designed to be one of the safest in the world and is highly technologically-advanced. It meets or exceeds all safety mandates of the federal government and the states in which it is located.
The pipeline has more than 1,000 permits, approvals and certificates. This is about one approval or permit for each mile of its length. An example of the care that went into the pipe is that 100% of its mainline girth welds were tested using ultrasound or x-ray. The requirement was that just 10% of the welds needed to be tested in one of these ways. Get Related Information Here.
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