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Internal TigerSwan Situation Report 2016-11-10
June 3, 2017
1? Ti gerSWan
Salmons to Uncertainty?
DAPL SITREP 059
u?
November 10, 2016
John Porter
ENERGY TRANSFE ChiefSeeurity Officer
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1? Ti gerSWan
Salmons to Uncertainty?
DAPL SITREP 059
u?
November 10, 2016
John Porter
ENERGY TRANSFE ChiefSeeurity Officer
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT IS PROPRIETARY AND SENSITIVE.
DO NOT RELEASE OUTSIDE OF AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED RECIPIENTS.
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The Highlights
While reinforcement of the HDD and final ROW construction continued without interruption
in ND, another case of arson occurred in IA. Unlike the two cases in Jasper County involving
use of fuel from the equipment?s fuel filters, this incident involved igniting a of
varnish and oil in the cabs of the machinery, damaging 21k excavators, a dozer and a side
boom. The FBI is involved in the case along with local law enforcement. Another angry
landowner is suspected vice MS or Bold IA.
The Details
1. EXECUTIVE UM MARY
A. North Dakota
i. lntelUpdate
a. is circulating a false press release on social media to portray Dakota
Access in a negative light.
a
DAKOTA access, LLC
FDR RELEASE
November 3. 2016
D?tota Access Statement on the US. Army Corps of Engineers
the statement released last night by the Army Corps was a mistake and the Army
Corps intends to rescind ii. To be clear. Dakota Access has not voluntarily
agreed to halt construction oI me pipeline in North Dakota. Dakota Access has now
completed construction of the pipeline on each side or Lake Dahe and is curenlly
n'kmilmng hon rontal (tilting equ'pmmt to the box site in preparation lot the
tunneling under Lake Dane. Dakota Access expects tha1 its moorltzatron or equipment
will he completed over the next two weeks and that it wilt commence arming activities
upon completion oI mobilization. Dakota Access remains con?dent that it will receive
the easement tor these MD strips ol land adjacent to Lake Dane ll'l a time ltame that will
not result in any signilicant delay in proceeding drilling acttviu'es under Lake Dane.
Dakota Access previously received a permit from the Army Corps with respect the
tunnelrnp activities under Lake Dahe and Dakota Access has all other regulatory
approvals and land rights to cornptete the crossing at the Missouri Rwer at Lake Dane.
use
b. Protester morale has deteriorated due to the presidential election results as
had publicly appealed to former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline project.
ii. Past 24 Hours
a. Protestor activities did not interrupt pipeline construction.
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The Highlights
While reinforcement of the HDD and final ROW construction continued without interruption
in ND, another case of arson occurred in IA. Unlike the two cases in Jasper County involving
use of fuel from the equipment?s fuel filters, this incident involved igniting a of
varnish and oil in the cabs of the machinery, damaging 21k excavators, a dozer and a side
boom. The FBI is involved in the case along with local law enforcement. Another angry
landowner is suspected vice MS or Bold IA.
The Details
1. EXECUTIVE UM MARY
A. North Dakota
i. lntelUpdate
a. is circulating a false press release on social media to portray Dakota
Access in a negative light.
a
DAKOTA access, LLC
FDR RELEASE
November 3. 2016
D?tota Access Statement on the US. Army Corps of Engineers
the statement released last night by the Army Corps was a mistake and the Army
Corps intends to rescind ii. To be clear. Dakota Access has not voluntarily
agreed to halt construction oI me pipeline in North Dakota. Dakota Access has now
completed construction of the pipeline on each side or Lake Dahe and is curenlly
n'kmilmng hon rontal (tilting equ'pmmt to the box site in preparation lot the
tunneling under Lake Dane. Dakota Access expects tha1 its moorltzatron or equipment
will he completed over the next two weeks and that it wilt commence arming activities
upon completion oI mobilization. Dakota Access remains con?dent that it will receive
the easement tor these MD strips ol land adjacent to Lake Dane ll'l a time ltame that will
not result in any signilicant delay in proceeding drilling acttviu'es under Lake Dane.
Dakota Access previously received a permit from the Army Corps with respect the
tunnelrnp activities under Lake Dahe and Dakota Access has all other regulatory
approvals and land rights to cornptete the crossing at the Missouri Rwer at Lake Dane.
use
b. Protester morale has deteriorated due to the presidential election results as
had publicly appealed to former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline project.
ii. Past 24 Hours
a. Protestor activities did not interrupt pipeline construction.
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a. Tensions will remain high as DAPL workers continue efforts on the ROW by the
HDD site.
b. Maintain static security efforts around Fortress Forward.
c. Continue to reinforce HDD site and perimeter of the Meyer Property by building
gates on the pullback pipe crossoyer points and emplacing wire on dirt beams.
d. Parallel planning continues with law enforcement to secure the HDD.
e. Bridge on Hwy 1806 north of the camps will remain closed per law enforcement.
B. Iowa
i. Intel Update
a. The main protester groups in IA are not likely linked to the equipment ?re in
Buena Vista County.
b. MS stayed most recently at the Elk Rock State Park public camp ground in
Kn oxyille, They are likely planning their next direct action for the Indian
Creek HDD and the DSM Riyer HDD sites.
c. The Bold Iowa Farmers Defense Camp members haye court tomorrow for their
direct action arrests and requested people come out to show support.
Some will likely be requesting a jury trial.
d. MS has nearly raised the funds necessary to make the trip to ND for the winter.
e. Ed Fallon of Bold Iowa spoke at a conference in the Winn ayegas Casino in Sloan,
IA. Speeches focused on climate change, the election, and the situation in ND.
Only 20-30 people appear to haye attended.
ii. Past 24 Hours
a. A tie-in crew?s equipment Itwo excayators, a dozer and a sideboomI caught ?re
at pipeline access point 3 in Buena Vista County. The ?res reportedly were set
with coffee cans ?lled with oil and yarnish. The fusion cell met with the LE
agencies inyestigating the suspected arson.
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b.
Continued to reinforce HDD site and perimeter of the Meyer property with
trenching, hescos emplacement, and wire through out the perimeter. Built gates
on crossoyer points on pullback pipe.
Protesters continued to probe the 1806 north bridge and Turtle Hill areas.
1. LE turned back a swimmer attempting to reach Turtle Hill.
2. Protestors remoyed the burned Vehicles from the ridge.
Next 24 Hours
a. Tensions will remain high as DAPL workers continue efforts on the ROW by the
HDD site.
b. Maintain static security efforts around Fortress Forward.
c. Continue to reinforce HDD site and perimeter of the Meyer Property by building
gates on the pullback pipe crossoyer points and emplacing wire on dirt beams.
d. Parallel planning continues with law enforcement to secure the HDD.
e. Bridge on Hwy 1806 north of the camps will remain closed per law enforcement.
B. Iowa
i. Intel Update
a. The main protester groups in IA are not likely linked to the equipment ?re in
Buena Vista County.
b. MS stayed most recently at the Elk Rock State Park public camp ground in
Kn oxyille, They are likely planning their next direct action for the Indian
Creek HDD and the DSM Riyer HDD sites.
c. The Bold Iowa Farmers Defense Camp members haye court tomorrow for their
direct action arrests and requested people come out to show support.
Some will likely be requesting a jury trial.
d. MS has nearly raised the funds necessary to make the trip to ND for the winter.
e. Ed Fallon of Bold Iowa spoke at a conference in the Winn ayegas Casino in Sloan,
IA. Speeches focused on climate change, the election, and the situation in ND.
Only 20-30 people appear to haye attended.
ii. Past 24 Hours
a. A tie-in crew?s equipment Itwo excayators, a dozer and a sideboomI caught ?re
at pipeline access point 3 in Buena Vista County. The ?res reportedly were set
with coffee cans ?lled with oil and yarnish. The fusion cell met with the LE
agencies inyestigating the suspected arson.
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b.
Continued to reinforce HDD site and perimeter of the Meyer property with
trenching, hescos emplacement, and wire through out the perimeter. Built gates
on crossoyer points on pullback pipe.
Protesters continued to probe the 1806 north bridge and Turtle Hill areas.
1. LE turned back a swimmer attempting to reach Turtle Hill.
2. Protestors remoyed the burned Vehicles from the ridge.
Next 24 Hours
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Accelerant left in the seat of a side boom that did not burn.
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b. The fusion cell positivelyr identified the MS mobile direct action camper in
Knoxville, IA.
Next 24 Hours
a. Iowa fusion cell will continue to liaison with all agencies investigating the
suspected arson fire.
C. Illinois
i. Intel Update
a. Black Lives Matter Chicago and protestors from other Chicago-based Standing
Rock groups are attending each other?s protests. An anti-DAPL protest is
planned for 12N0?v' in Chicago.
b. NODAPL Illinois is now a closed group on
ii. Past 24 Hours
a. Continued link analvsis efforts for persons and groups of interest.
b. Surveillance Camera program continues.
Next 24 Hours
a. Monitor ongoing protests in Chicago in response to the election results.
D. South Dakota
i. Intel Update
a. The landowner at SD 190 confirmed? as an anti-DAPL entity that
posts #NoDapl propaganda on social media and visits sites regularlyr claiming the
same false storvr of being a landowner. She is a distant relative but is not allowed
on anyr propertv.
ii. Past 24 Hours
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Accelerant left in the seat of a side boom that did not burn.
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b. The fusion cell positivelyr identified the MS mobile direct action camper in
Knoxville, IA.
Next 24 Hours
a. Iowa fusion cell will continue to liaison with all agencies investigating the
suspected arson fire.
C. Illinois
i. Intel Update
a. Black Lives Matter Chicago and protestors from other Chicago-based Standing
Rock groups are attending each other?s protests. An anti-DAPL protest is
planned for 12N0?v' in Chicago.
b. NODAPL Illinois is now a closed group on
ii. Past 24 Hours
a. Continued link analvsis efforts for persons and groups of interest.
b. Surveillance Camera program continues.
Next 24 Hours
a. Monitor ongoing protests in Chicago in response to the election results.
D. South Dakota
i. Intel Update
a. The landowner at SD 190 confirmed? as an anti-DAPL entity that
posts #NoDapl propaganda on social media and visits sites regularlyr claiming the
same false storvr of being a landowner. She is a distant relative but is not allowed
on anyr propertv.
ii. Past 24 Hours
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a. Security questioned a- (Texas after she photographed the pump
station. She produced a business card from Genscape stating he was a field
engineer there to suryey electricity use. She had yisited nearby houses and took
pictures from the road. She did not attempt to gain access to the pump station.
b. South Dakota passed IM-22, an anti-corruption act that attempts to deny
lobbyists from giying secret gifts to politicians. Anti-Dapl groups in South Dakota
are considering this a "win? for their moyement.
Next 24 Hours
a. On Point is communicating directly with electricians to coordinate the escort
cam paign.
b. PM will work with On Point to deyelop check-in roster for security personnel.
2. MEDIA PDATE
"Army Corps of Engineers asks Dakota Access to honor federal request to yolu ntarily
halt construction? by Staff Reporter 09NOV16
TigerSw an
a.
Link:
equ est?to?yolu ntari alt?constru ction?
400624001htm
. John W. Henderson, the District Commander of the Omaha Corps, stated that
he has asked Dakota Access to honor the Do], DA, and Dol joint request to
yoluntarily halt the construction of the pipeline and that he an tribal
leadership haye agreed to "proactiyely exercise the leadership necessary to
diffuse tensions between demonstrators and law enforcement."
Analyst Note: The article mentions that the tribe will be setting up a winter
camp for the protestors on the reseryation but does not reyeal whether Col
Henderson, as custodian of the land currently occupied by protestors, will
moye to shut the camps down once the reseryation can proyide for the
protestors.
"Another Setback For DAPL As Norwegian Bank Rethinks Funding? OilPrice.com by
Julianne Geiger
a.
Link:
. Summary: DNB, a Norwegian bank, is reyiewing its inyestment of $342.36
million (this inyestment represents 10% of the project total) in the DAPL
project. Additionally, the National Local Goyernment Pension Fund
which manages the pensions of 650,000 Norwegians, is also reyiewing its
inyestment in companies that own DAPL. Norway?s Oil Fund which holds
inyestments in seyeral companies which own DAPL are also reyiewing their
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a. Security questioned a- (Texas after she photographed the pump
station. She produced a business card from Genscape stating he was a field
engineer there to suryey electricity use. She had yisited nearby houses and took
pictures from the road. She did not attempt to gain access to the pump station.
b. South Dakota passed IM-22, an anti-corruption act that attempts to deny
lobbyists from giying secret gifts to politicians. Anti-Dapl groups in South Dakota
are considering this a "win? for their moyement.
Next 24 Hours
a. On Point is communicating directly with electricians to coordinate the escort
cam paign.
b. PM will work with On Point to deyelop check-in roster for security personnel.
2. MEDIA PDATE
"Army Corps of Engineers asks Dakota Access to honor federal request to yolu ntarily
halt construction? by Staff Reporter 09NOV16
TigerSw an
a.
Link:
equ est?to?yolu ntari alt?constru ction?
400624001htm
. John W. Henderson, the District Commander of the Omaha Corps, stated that
he has asked Dakota Access to honor the Do], DA, and Dol joint request to
yoluntarily halt the construction of the pipeline and that he an tribal
leadership haye agreed to "proactiyely exercise the leadership necessary to
diffuse tensions between demonstrators and law enforcement."
Analyst Note: The article mentions that the tribe will be setting up a winter
camp for the protestors on the reseryation but does not reyeal whether Col
Henderson, as custodian of the land currently occupied by protestors, will
moye to shut the camps down once the reseryation can proyide for the
protestors.
"Another Setback For DAPL As Norwegian Bank Rethinks Funding? OilPrice.com by
Julianne Geiger
a.
Link:
. Summary: DNB, a Norwegian bank, is reyiewing its inyestment of $342.36
million (this inyestment represents 10% of the project total) in the DAPL
project. Additionally, the National Local Goyernment Pension Fund
which manages the pensions of 650,000 Norwegians, is also reyiewing its
inyestment in companies that own DAPL. Norway?s Oil Fund which holds
inyestments in seyeral companies which own DAPL are also reyiewing their
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investments and stated that they haye an expectation that the companies in
which they invest will respect human rights.
c. Analyst Note: This reporting indicates that the protestor strategy of targeting
thefunding stream for DAPL is having an impact. Such a review is unlikely to
affect the current project as the money is likely already lent and spent, but it
may affect willingness to lend for future projects.
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investments and stated that they haye an expectation that the companies in
which they invest will respect human rights.
c. Analyst Note: This reporting indicates that the protestor strategy of targeting
thefunding stream for DAPL is having an impact. Such a review is unlikely to
affect the current project as the money is likely already lent and spent, but it
may affect willingness to lend for future projects.
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