print article Print     e-mail article E-mail
Published January 25, 2012, 10:22 AM

ND natural gas transport capacity raises concerns

The director of North Dakota's Pipeline Authority says the state may need to encourage more construction of natural gas pipelines.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The director of North Dakota's Pipeline Authority says the state may need to encourage more construction of natural gas pipelines.

The agency is commissioning a study of North Dakota's natural gas production trends and whether there's enough pipeline capacity to carry the fuel.

Justin Kringstad says pipeline companies may assume North Dakota's oil and natural gas production will decline at the same rate as the wells get older.

But Kringstad says there's evidence natural gas production will fall at a lesser rate. That means more natural gas to put into pipelines. Kringstad says the state needs to know whether there will be enough pipeline space in the future.

North Dakota's Industrial Commission has approved a study of the trends. Kringstad says it should be finished by June.

Tags: , , , 

More from around the web