- South Dakota regulators grant a construction permit for Energy Transfer Partners' (ETP -0.6%) proposed 1,130-mile Dakota Access pipeline that is planned to cross through South Dakota as it carries North Dakota oil to Patoka, Ill.
- The proposed $3.7B pipeline initially would carry 450K bbl/day of crude oil and could be expanded to 570K bbl/day, making it the largest oil pipeline that would originate in North Dakota.
- The approval by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is contingent on several conditions that aim to protect landowners along the route, such as requirements for construction and reclamation.