North Dakota gas pipeline project advances to support power growth
BISMARCK, N.D. (UI) — Intensity Infrastructure Partners and Rainbow Energy Center say they will advance Phase I of a 36-inch natural gas pipeline in North Dakota after securing enough firm transportation commitments through executed precedent agreements to support the next step in development. The companies framed the decision as a response to growing expectations for power generation and industrial demand in the state.
Phase I is designed for about 1.1 million Dth/d of capacity, with additional room available if demand grows. The partners are targeting an early 2029 in-service date.
The pipeline would be supplied through multiple receipt points, including the Northern Border Pipeline, WBI Energy’s transmission and storage network, and direct connections to six Bakken natural gas processing plants, creating what the companies described as an integrated supply platform drawing from both Bakken and Canadian production.
Rainbow CEO Stacy Tschider said the phased approach is meant to keep flexibility as market needs evolve: “Advancing a phased pipeline with available capacity gives us the flexibility to respond to demand as it materializes, while maintaining the reliability and operational certainty large power users require.” The companies also said the line is designed to operate without compression fuel surcharges, which they said reduces complexity for shippers.
Continental Resources’ Jeff Hume, vice chairman of strategic growth initiatives, called the project a coordinated energy solution for the state: “This coordinated participation across upstream production, natural gas infrastructure, and electric power generation provides a decisive, large-scale energy solution for North Dakota… to meet the state’s growing power and technology-driven demands.”
See also: North Dakota 36-Inch Gas Pipeline Advances Toward 2029 Service
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