oil pipeline in sakakawea

umm, there are currently pipelines across Sakawea, so this would be nothing new.

exactly.  and there's thousands of them under water all over the country

I believe the feds have the call when it crosses under rivers/streams.  Atleast that is what was said when the natural gas line they wanted to construct was denied.

 

ggenthusiast Said:
umm, there are currently pipelines across Sakawea, so this would be nothing new.

Yup, a few oil pipelines, a few gas pipelines and DGC's CO2 line going to Canada all currently run across Sakakawea. 

This is the part I like about pipelines: "The Enbridge line ... will remove some 50,000 truck miles from highways 22 and 85 every day"said Justin Kringstad, director of ND Pipeline Authority

Piping beats hauling if you care what I think...

Yeah, really not that scary.  I can't find anything about there ever being a leak on the lines that exist there now.  Some have been there since at least the early 80's.  Any lines that go under the lake require smart pigging more often which detects leaks.  Also, with the help of chemical treating internally, and cathodic protection, the risk for leaks is very minimal. 

oil and gas pipe lines run under the great lakes at makanaw straights with no issues  so i woudl think sak would be no big deal

A person can either go under or over the Missouri River.  Not really much of an option to go around.

Wonder how expensive an overhead pipeline would be, and what it would look like?  I am thinking very and very ugly.

 

Allen Said:
A person can either go under or over the Missouri River.  Not really much of an option to go around.

Wonder how expensive an overhead pipeline would be, and what it would look like?  I am thinking very and very ugly.

Probably a lot like this 

ggenthusiast Said:
umm, there are currently pipelines across Sakawea, so this would be nothing new.

There are 2 and I don't think either of them haul even remotely close to what this one will.

There's already lots of them under water.  Just remember, the more pipes, the better the chances of leaks.  By the way, what's the rush to drain all of this oil today?  Does the crap rot if left in the ground too long?  Put that in your pipes, and transport it!!!

 

measure-it Said:
There's already lots of them under water.  Just remember, the more pipes, the better the chances of leaks.  By the way, what's the rush to drain all of this oil today?  Does the crap rot if left in the ground too long?  Put that in your pipes, and transport it!!!

I'm not so sure there is such a rush to "drain" it as you say, but more of a rush to hold leases.  Also, with all the uninformed people that put their own spin on a EPA report from WY, it's a rush to beat the regulations that may be coming.  If that worry went away, things would slow down a bit.  Believe me, the workforce is showing fatigue and voicing that.  Even more so, the infrastructure is showing fatigue in the forms of roads, housing etc.  The pipelines will help ease the road burden some.  

fisherman25 Said:
  I'm not so sure there is such a rush to "drain" it as you say, but more of a rush to hold leases.  Also, with all the uninformed people that put their own spin on a EPA report from WY, it's a rush to beat the regulations that may be coming.  

Agreed......................regulations that may be coming...............in many bussiness.

 Hurry to beat regulations, now THAT makes me feel much more comfortable.  I thought that maybe it was just greed and money.

this administration and the epa put the fear of over regulation in all business owners.  those types of people don't employ additional people when under those types of uncertainties.