North Dakota Pipelines Approved -- That Was Easy

The Dickinson Press is reporting (note the Heart River crossing):

State utility regulators gave their blessing this week for two pipelines that will carry petroleum byproducts from a new diesel refinery near Dickinson to a nearby rail hub, crossing the Heart River in the process.

Dakota Prairie Refining LLC, which is building a diesel refinery slated for startup in December 2014, will use the 6- and 8-inch-diameter pipelines to transport the byproducts about 5,900 feet from the refinery’s storage tanks to Lario Shipping LLC’s rail hub.

Data points:

• a $5 million project: $5 million for a one-mile pipeline
• the first of its kind built in the United States since 1976
• it will process 20,000 barrels of Bakken crude per day
• it will produce 7,000 to 10,000 barrels of diesel fuel daily 
• the diesel will be trucked to fueling stations within 50 miles of the refinery

The commission also approved Bakken Oil Express LLC’s application to construct a 38-mile, 16-inch-diameter crude oil pipeline that’s expected to reduce truck traffic on State Highway 22 between Killdeer and Dickinson. Original post and updates here.