Are oil companies taking advantage of natural gas?

Dear Teri,

Do you know if any of the oil companies that are proposing spending $3 billion collecting flare gas (are) considering converting it to anhydrous ammonia that is (in) great demand by farmers in the state? It seems like a natural fit if it could be produced in the same area as it is used.

Leslie Roach

Wheatland

Thanks for writing! I talked to Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council. He said a number of companies in the anhydrous ammonia business have been here and have begun exploring those opportunities.

“More and more people are looking at the large volume of our (liquid rich) natural gas,” he said. “I think you’ll see more and more business development opportunities.”

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