South La. pipeline challenges

Phillips 66, Energy Transfer Partners L.P., and Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. formed a joint venture to construct a 162-mile long Bayou Bridge pipeline to deliver crude oil from the Phillips and Sunoco terminals in Nederland, Texas, to Lake Charles, La. The $670 million project, which would run through the Atchafalaya Basin and 11 parishes, starting in Calcasieu and ending in St. James Parish. Supporters say the pipeline, linking a major oil-and-gas hub in Texas with refineries along the Gulf Coast, would be far superior to trains, trucks and barges for moving oil. "It's the safest and most economical way to transport crude," said Gifford Briggs, VP of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. But the project is running into opposition that has been emboldened by protests against the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Environmental activists are trying to persuade the Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineeres not to issue permits for Bayou Bridge. (Source: Times-Picayune 02/10/17). State-wide Louisiana oil and gas pipelines map http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/02/louisiana_oil_gas_pipelines_ba.html