Midstream - Pipelines | Government & Regulatory | Top Story | Legal / Lawsuit
DC Court of Appeals Rules to Stay Dakota Access Shutdown
Email
Print 
Bookmark
The potential shutdown of Energy Transfer LP's Dakota Access Pipeline has received another reprieve in the latest court ruling on the matter.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled to stay the shutdown of the pipeline, which was scheduled to be shut and emptied by August 5, 2020 per the original ruling.
According to court documents filed on August 5, 2020, the court stated that the decision to shutdown pipeline infrastructure is the responsibility of the US Army Corps of Engineers.
If the Corps declines shut-in the line, it is likely court proceedings related to the matter will resume. In this scenario, a more comprehensive environmental review will likely be required before the pipeline can be shut-in by a court order.
"We expect appelants to clarify their positions before the district court as to whether the Corps intends to allow the continued operation of the pipeline nonwithstanding vacatur of the easement."
Ultimate Fate of Dakota Access Still Uncertain
Given that a more comprehensive environmental review will likely still be required, the ultimate fate of the case has yet to be determined.
If the Dakota Access were to be shut-in, it would affect numerous E&Ps active in the Bakken.
Companies that would be most affected by a shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline include Continental Resources, Hess, Oasis Petroleum, ExxonMobil, WPX Energy, among others.
Related Categories :
Legal / Lawsuit
More Legal / Lawsuit News
-
US Well Services Files Lawsuit Against Halliburton, Cimarex
-
Large Swath of Oklahoma Land Falls Within Indian Reservation, US Supreme Court Rules
-
EagleClaw Midstream Sues Energy Spectrum/CapRock
-
PE-Backed E&P Sues Continental for Failure to Close $200 Million Deal -
-
Icahn Steps Up Against "Misguided" Oxy-Anadarko Merger; Files Lawsuit
Rockies News >>>
-
Why $90 Oil Isn’t Bringing Back the Rigs -
-
Q1 A&D Transactions Jump to $30B , While Deal Flow Was Down 40%
-
Wright to U.S. Oil Industry: The Price Signal Is Telling You to Drill
-
This Operator Will Chop it's 2026 Rig Count From 34 to 24 -
-
A Quiet Capital Pattern Is Forming in North American Upstream — and Almost No One Is Talking About It -
Williston Basin News >>>
-
Permian E&P Bucking The Trend; Plan to Increasing Drilling & Fracs in 2026 -
-
Bakken Midstream Project shelved; as future growth projects thin -
-
Japex Enters DJ Basin with Acquistion of Verdad
-
Dallas Fed Energy Survey: What Oil and Gas Executives Are Really Saying
-
Large E&P Adds Second Completions Crew and Accelerates 4-Mile Lateral Program -
