Pipeline Channel in the Atchafalaya Basin

A pipeline channel in the Atchafalaya Basin that the Bayou Bridge Pipeline is being built next to. Many existing pipelines in the basin are out of compliance.
The Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, and other environmental groups have sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revoke the permit issued for the Bayou Bridge Pipeline until the existing projects are brought into compliance.

Unique identifier: GP0STS480

Type: Image

Shoot date: 31/05/2018

Locations: Louisiana, North America, United States of America

Credit line: © Julie Dermansky / Greenpeace

Latitude: 30°5'25.32"N

Longitude: 91°21'4.98"W

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction in Louisiana

Construction continues on the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Acadia Parish in Louisiana. The Bayou Bridge Pipeline (BBP), is a crude oil pipeline project through Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin and across 11 parishes. It is to connect an oil-and-gas hub in Texas with oil refineries in Louisiana. The planned 162 miles of pipeline have been estimated to cost $670 million.

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