U.S. judge orders that Dakota Access oil pipeline can remain open
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. federal court judge on Friday denied a request from Native American tribes to shut the Dakota Access oil pipeline after a key environmental permit was scrapped last year, arguing the tribes had failed to prove the line's continued operation would cause irreversible harm.
The 570,000 barrel per day (bpd) pipeline out of North Dakota that travels under a Missouri River reservoir is now likely to stay running at least until a new federal environmental review is completed next year.
The pipeline's continued operation provides some clarity to market participants after months of uncertainty. A closure of the pipeline threatened to roil oil markets and create congestion on rail lines out of the region.
The pipeline, operated by Dallas-based Energy Transfer LP, entered service in 2017 following months of protests by environmentalists, Native American tribes and their supporters. The pipeline's opponents said its construction destroyed sacred artifacts and posed a threat to Lake Oahe, a critical drinking supply, and the greater Missouri River.
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