American Petroleum Institute stands by importance of pipeline project

The American Petroleum Institute recently reiterated its positions on the Dakota Access Pipeline, including the benefits of the pipeline and the need to maintain rule of law.

“Building on America’s 21st century energy renaissance – and the consumer, manufacturing and climate benefits that go with it – requires 21st century energy infrastructure,” API Midstream Group Director Robin Rorick said. “Expanding energy infrastructure, like pipelines, to keep pace with new production will not only keep energy moving safely, affordably and efficiently to homes and businesses that require it, it will also generate major job growth.”

The pipeline’s construction, which received all required permits prior to commencement, has generated a significant protest movement due to its proximity to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation and it’s path beneath the Missouri River.

“Recent actions by the administration to ignore the rule of law and unilaterally halt the progress of the of the Dakota Access Pipeline’s development are extremely troubling and a tangible example of politics superseding process,” Rorick said. “Disregarding a successfully completed approval process and halting legal construction already in progress sets a dangerous precedent for other non-oil and gas projects like roads, bridges, tunnels and electricity transmission lines.”