Pipeline capacity expanding in western ND
Oil and gas pipeline capacity in North Dakota is expected to grow over the next couple of years. As Prairie Publics Dave Thompson reports, thats the word after a pipeline summit in Bismarck, hosted by...
View ArticleShort oil pipeline means 400 less oil trucks
A proposed oil pipeline would help get Bakken crude to rail cars – and take hundreds of oil trucks off the road. The four mile long pipeline would run from Tesoro’s High Plains Pipeline to Basin...
View ArticlePSC will study regulating in-state oil pipelines
The Public Service Commission will be looking at whether it should assume more authority over in-state crude oil pipelines. The PSC has siting authority – but once the pipe is in the ground, federal...
View ArticleHearings scheduled on proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline
The Public Service Commission has scheduled three public hearings on a significant oil pipeline project. The Sandpiper Pipeline, proposed by Enbridge, would be a 24 inch line which would run along the...
View ArticleCanadian ambassador pushing for Keystone XL pipeline
Canada’s Ambassador to the US says the Keystone XL pipeline needs to go forward – and soon – to help establish North American energy independence. At a Bismarck news conference, Gary Doer pointed to...
View ArticleDemocratic PSC candidates: Make the PSC the 'single point of responsibility'...
The two Democratic candidates for the Public Service Commission say they want the PSC to become the single point of responsibility for pipeline regulation. Tyler Axness – who is challenging Julie...
View ArticleSandpiper oil pipeline project approved by ND regulators
It may be the largest energy project ever approved by the North Dakota Public Service Commission. The PSC has okayed the corridor and route for the Sandpiper Pipeline. The 24-inch line would carry...
View ArticleNew pipeline would go under Lake Sakakawea
A new oil pipeline project is in the works. Paradigm Midstream Services is proposing a 78 mile pipeline to run from oil fields in McKenzie County to Mountrail County. Public Service Commissioner Julie...
View ArticleConstruction on Sandpiper pipeline should start soon in ND
An official with Enbridge Pipeline says work on the North Dakota portion of the Sandpiper pipeline will start soon. The pipeline will run from Tioga to Wisconsin – and will carry 225,000 barrels of...
View ArticlePSC: No slowdown in pipeline sitings
Members of the North Dakota Public Service Commission say even with a supposed slowdown in the oil and gas industry – their workload hasn’t dropped off. The PSC is still siting pipelines and gas...
View ArticleDespite slowdown in the oil industry, pipeline projects are moving ahead
Drilling activity may have slowed in the Williston Basin. But so-called “mid-stream” companies are still busy, planning and building pipelines, natural gas processing plants and other infrastructure....
View ArticleDakota Access Pipeline construction stopped
Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirschmeier said construction of the Dakota Access pipeline south of Mandan has been stopped – for safety reasons. Kirschmeier said between 1500 and 2000 people are...
View ArticlePipelines can now handle all of the current Bakken crude production
A milestone for North Dakota Pipeline Authority director Justin Kringstad. For the first time since he began that job – in 2008 – there is enough pipeline capacity to take the current production of...
View ArticlePipeline converted from 'gathering' to 'transmission' will carry more crude oil
A crude oil pipeline that was converted from a gathering line to a transmission line will be carrying more crude. The Public Service Commission gave the OK to Hiland Crude, LLC's plan to increase the...
View ArticleEven though the Sandpiper Pipeline is on hold, PSC continues inspection contract
Even though the big Sandpiper Pipeline project has been put on indefinite hold – and may not be built – the North Dakota Public Service Commission is extending a “construction inspection” contract for...
View ArticleHess given the go-ahead to convert an oil pipeline from gathering to...
The North Dakota Public Service Commission has given the go-ahead to Hess Corporation to convert 19 miles of oil gathering pipeline to a transmission line. That pipeline will connect to the Dakota...
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