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Bakken crude to be rerouted in every direction if DAPL shuts | S&P Global Platts - Bakken Shale crude oil volumes would ship to the west, east and even up north into Canada and back into the US again as producers and pipeline operators target alternative routes if the Dakota Access Pipeline is shuttered, even temporarily, according to industry sources. A federal court could decide as soon as April 9 whether the Bakken Shale s main crude artery is forced to close, dispersing the volumes from the four-year-old, 570,000 b/d pipeline to other existing pipelines, lightly used crude-by-rail networks, and trucking routes, and widening Bakken crude price discounts. If the Energy Transfer-operated pipeline is o
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian on Monday (April 12) arrived in New Delhi for his official visit, said the Ministry of External Affairs.
Le Drian is on a three-day visit to India from April 13-15, 2021. It will be the first high-level physical interaction between India and France since the outbreak of the Covid-19.
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Jean-Yves Le Drian, minister for Europe and foreign affairs of France here. The information about the meeting was shared through the Twitter handle of Arindam Bagchi, official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs, India. EAM @DrSJaishankar welcomes Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France @JY LeDrian, tweeted Bagchi.
EAM @DrSJaishankar welcomes Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France @JY LeDrian https://t.co/MsQyfzdzAb Arindam Bagchi (@MEAIndia) 1618292999000
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday met Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France here.
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The French cycling spectacular, the Tour de France, is back for 2021, less than a year after the 2020 race went ahead against all odds.
What happened in the 2020 Tour de France?
In mid-April 2020, President Macron banned large-scale public events in France to try and combat the spread of Covid-19 during the first wave of the virus. It meant La Grande Boucle, as it’s known among fans, had to be postponed from its scheduled dates of 27 June to 19 July to 29 August to 20 September.
2020 winner Tadej Pogacar (c) with 2nd place Primoz Roglic (l) and Richie Porte (r), 3rd. Pic: ASO/Pauline Ballet