According to this press release, Gov. Hoeven and a host of petroleum and pipeline leaders outlined the current and future progress of the oil pipelines in North Dakota.  The press release includes attached fact sheets for those seeking detailed information; two of those are maps showing pipelines for natural gas and crude oil in ND.

As the energy industry continues to expand–especially oil production in the Bakken area, the pipeline issues will have to be addressed.  It’s nice to see that a pro-active approach to the approaching bottleneck actually began years ago.

From the press release:

Expansions completed and underway today were initiated in April 2006, when Hoeven hosted a broad-based summit of oil and gas industry principals to help address the challenge of increasing pipeline capacity in western North Dakota. Summit participants included U.S. and Canadian oil industry officials, pipeline companies, petroleum producers, railroad officials and state legislators. Among the options they implemented were the Enbridge Pipeline expansion; transport or crude by rail; expand oil refining capacity; and a Pipeline Transportation Authority, which was established in the last legislative session.

 

UPDATE:  THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT THIS MORNING.  READ IT HERE.