Bakken Express Oil Pipeline

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Bakken Express Oil Pipeline, or Bakken Crude Express Pipeline, was a proposed oil pipeline in the United States that was canceled in 2012.

Location

The pipeline was planned to run from North Dakota through Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas and terminate at Cushing, Oklahoma.

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Project Details

• Operator: ONEOK Partners
• Proposed capacity: 200,000 barrels per day
• Length: 1,300 miles (2,092 km)
• Status: Cancelled

Background

The Bakken Express Oil Pipeline was a planned $1.8-billion, 1,300-mile pipeline that would have transported crude oil from the Bakken shale play in North Dakota to Cushing, Oklahoma. The pipeline was canceled in November 2012 after project developer Oneok failed to secure sufficient long-term commitments.