President Trump issued several pipeline permits to support the flow of oil between the United States and Canada.
One permit authorized Bakken Pipeline Company LP to begin construction on a new pipeline in North Dakota, while others were issued for the maintenance and operation of existing pipelines. The existing pipeline permits include Bakken Pipeline Company’s operations in Burke County, North Dakota; Enbridge Energy’s pipeline in Pembina County, North Dakota; and an Enbridge Energy pipeline in St. Clair County, Michigan.
“The Border facilities herein described, and all aspects of their operation, shall be subject to all the conditions, provisions, and requirements of this permit and any subsequent Presidential amendment to it,” the permits read. “The permittee shall make no substantial change in the Border facilities, in the location of the Border facilities, or in the operation authorized by this permit unless the President has approved the change in an amendment to this permit or in a new permit. Such substantial changes do not include, and the permittee may make, changes to the average daily throughput capacity of the Border facilities to any volume of products that is achievable through the Border facilities, and to the directional flow of any such products.”
The permits follow Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum breaking ground on a new natural gas pipeline running through Pennsylvania into New York City and Long Island. The Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Pipeline aims to provide affordable, reliable energy to millions of Americans.
