North Dakota Weighs Impact of DAPL Shutdown

摘要

North Dakota energy officials bracing for a possible court-ordered shutdown of the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) in August are forecasting that shutting the line would make it nearly impossible for Bakken output to return to pre-pandemic levels by next year. The state has seen its oil production drop from a high last November at 1.5 million barrels per day to 858,395 b/d for the month of May — and down a whopping 30% from 1.2 million b/d in April, North Dakota Department of Minerals Resources Director Lynn Helms told reporters during a call Friday.