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WBI details Bakken East pipeline; North Dakota agrees temporary capacity support while project seeks customers
Summary
WBI Energy outlined a proposed Bakken East gas pipeline to move Bakken natural gas to eastern North Dakota; the Industrial Commission and North Dakota Pipeline Authority selected WBI for initial state capacity support to bridge timing and help de‑risk the project.
WBI Energy presented details of its proposed Bakken East pipeline on Oct. 29, telling the Legislative Interim Committee on Energy and Natural Resources that the project is intended to provide new takeaway capacity from the Williston Basin to support oil production, local power generation and industrial growth across North Dakota.
Mark Anderson, vice president for business development at WBI Energy, said the plan envisions a two‑phase pipeline commencing in McKenzie County and extending east to a Mapleton/Fargo terminus. WBI outlined a potential western segment built with 36‑inch pipe stepping down to 30‑inch in the east, new compressor…
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