Dakota Access Pipeline Seen Operational in Second Quarter

The $3.8 billion Dakota Access crude oil pipeline won’t start up until the second quarter of this year, according to stakeholder Phillips 66. Energy Transfer Partners LP, the developer of the pipeline, had previously said the project would be in service in the first quarter, which was delayed from its original projection of the fourth quarter of 2016. Vicki Granado, a spokeswoman for Energy Transfer, didn’t immediately respond to request for comment.