Takeaway Capacity In The Bakken -- Rail Still Required

This is a very interesting graph from Whiting's most recent presentation.

There are several story lines in this one graph. The one that strikes me the most is how constrained the Bakken is without rail. In round figures, it appears that the current pipeline capacity would only meet half the current needs. In the out years it gets worse, especially when one considers, the proposed pipeline may not be approved.