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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
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Colombia oil workers join anti-fracking campaign Reuters 2 hrs ago
By Oliver Griffin
BOGOTA, April 6 (Reuters) - Colombia s largest oil union has joined anti-fracking activists to oppose the development of non-conventional energy deposits and demand a quicker transition to renewable energy, campaigners said on Tuesday.
The Petroleum Industry Workers Union (USO) and the Colombia Free from Fracking Alliance said in a joint statement they are joining forces to protect the Magdalena Medio region and the country as a whole from non-conventional exploration.
Colombians are divided over the development of non-conventional deposits, including fracking for shale gas and coal bed methane.
Commercial development of the deposits is currently not permitted, but the country s highest administrative court is holding hearings ahead of a final ruling and has allowed pilot projects to go ahead in the meantime.
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