Expansion of $260M gas pipeline completed in North Dakota

North Bakken Pipeline Project (WBI Energy)

BISMARCK, N.D. – A subsidiary of Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group Inc. says it has completed expansion of a $260 million natural gas pipeline in western North Dakota.

State officials have hailed WBI Energy’s North Bakken Expansion project as a step toward curbing the wasteful flaring of excess gas while increasing state tax revenues by allowing more oil drilling in the area.

The project adds 250 million cubic feet of natural gas per day to a pipeline network. The line would connect to the Northern Border Pipeline, where the gas would be sent to Iowa, Chicago, and other markets.