Dean Wilson at Atchafalaya Basin Pipeline Construction Area

Atchafalaya Basinkeeper, Dean Wilson measuring the pipeline right-of-way in the basin already cleared by workers employed by the Bayou Bridge Pipeline LLC.
The permit allows a 75 foot wide pipeline right-of-way, which it can clear before construction of the pipeline. Wilson measured the pipeline right-of-way in three spots that have been cleared in the basin on land owned by the state and found the company cleared more than 80ft across.

Unique identifier: GP0STS486

Type: Image

Shoot date: 31/05/2018

Locations: Louisiana, North America, United States of America

Credit line: © Julie Dermansky / Greenpeace

Size: 4000px × 2667px 8MB

Latitude: 30°5'27.18"N

Longitude: 91°19'4.92"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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