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4-state Pipeline Project Gets OK For Large Crude Terminal

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WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — A company proposing an oil pipeline from western North Dakota to Illinois has received permission for a large crude terminal near Watford City, along with heavy criticism for what some landowners say is arrogance.

The Bismarck Tribune reports ( ) that the McKenzie County Commission on Tuesday approved zoning for the terminal, one of six planned in the North Dakota oil patch for the proposed 1,134-mile Dakota Access Pipeline.

The pipeline would move oil from the Bakken formation through South Dakota and Iowa to a terminal in Patoka, Illinois, for distribution to refineries in eastern states. Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners wants it operating by the end of 2016.

Some landowners say the company’s negotiating style for land easements is overbearing. Company spokesman Chuck Frey says some land agents have been replaced.

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Information from: Bismarck Tribune,

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