ABC News | Majority of Oil Pipeline Protesters Retreat From Police ABC News The pipeline is to carry oil from western North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa to an existing pipeline in Patoka, Illinois, where shippers can send it on to Midwest and Gulf Coast markets. Energy Transfer Partners has said the pipeline is nearly ... Police in riot gear begin to remove oil pipeline protesters Police in riot gear move in to evict oil pipeline protesters Police say they are poised to remove oil pipeline protesters |