Dakota Express Oil Pipeline

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Dakota Express Oil Pipeline is a cancelled oil pipeline that would have transported crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken formation to Illinois, United States. Note the Dakota Express Oil Pipeline is a separate and distinct project from the high-profile and controversial Dakota Access Oil Pipeline.

Location

The pipeline would have originated in North Dakota and terminated in Patoka, Illinois.

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Project Details

• Operator:
• Owner: Koch Pipeline Co.
• Parent company: Koch Industries
• Capacity: 250,000 barrels per day
• Status: Cancelled (2014)

Background

In July 2013, Koch Pipeline Co. launched the first phase of a non-binding open season for the proposed pipeline, soliciting expressions of interest from potential shippers. The pipeline was expected to offer a capacity of 250,000 barrels per day, with an in-service date in 2016.

The Dakota Express Oil Pipeline would have included some new construction while also using Koch’s existing Wood River Oil Pipeline and Hartford Oil Terminal. The 580-mile Wood River pipeline historically has transported crude oil from south to north, Illinois to Minnesota. The Dakota plan would reverse the flow.

In January 2014, Koch Pipeline Co. canceled the Dakota Express Oil Pipeline.