BakkenLink Crude Oil Pipeline

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Summary Information

  • Source: Bakken, North Dakota
  • Destination: Baker, Montana
  • Ownership: BakkenLink Pipeline LLC
  • Website: http://www.bakkenlink.com/
  • Length: kilometres (132 miles)
  • Capacity: 65,000 barrels of oil per day
  • Crude Type:

+++ Brief Description

  • A 132-mile long, 12-inch diameter welded steel crude oil pipeline. The proposed pipeline is designed to carry up to 65,000 barrels of oil per day, with expansion capabilities of up to 100,000 barrels per day. The pipeline would be buried underground and would follow existing pipeline and utility easements and corridors where feasible.

+++ Pipeline Status

  • Planning

+++ History

  • 2010 - BakkenLink Pipeline launched a binding Open Season
  • 2012 - The Bureau of Land Management launched public consultation
  • 2018 - Marathon Petroleum acquired the pipeline when it bought Andeavor

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

  1. BakkenLink Pipeline LLC
  2. BLM Seeks Comment on Pipeline EA
  3. Marathon Petroleum Corp. and Andeavor Combination to Create Leading U.S. Refining, Marketing, and Midstream Company