pipelines

NEW YORK - Tallgrass Energy Partners submitted tariffs on Friday for the startup of its Pony Express crude oil pipeline, effective Oct. 1, according to a regulatory filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The rates apply to crude oil moved on the highly anticipated...

BISMARCK -- The North Dakota Public Service Commission has set a public hearing on a $6 million, 8-inch-wide natural gas liquids pipeline proposed for McKenzie County. The hearing, scheduled for Monday, Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. CDT at Teddy’s Residential Suites in Watford City, will...

BISMARCK — Tyler Axness and Todd Reisenauer, Democratic candidates for the North Dakota Public Service Commission, say too many state agencies investigate oil and gas pipeline spills, causing a “bureaucratic disaster.” They would like to consolidate state oversight over oil...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers are on the verge of considering a bill that would help prevent oil train disasters and respond better if they occur, but the bill includes nothing about pipeline safety. That does not set well with Gov. Mark Dayton and House Transportation...

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Canada remains confident Washington will ultimately approve the Keystone XL pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast, two prominent cabinet ministers said on Friday, adding that the latest U.S. delay is political and not based on environmental concerns. In his first...

BISMARCK – New oil and gas rules that include oversight over 18,000 miles of gathering pipelines have received final approval and will take effect April 1. Changes to the state’s oil and gas regulations approved by the North Dakota Industrial Commission in December were presented...

BISMARCK – Public Service Commission Chairman Brian Kalk says it is “very likely” the regulatory agency will ask state lawmakers to create an inspection program for oil pipelines in North Dakota, an idea propelled by a massive oil spill last fall near Tioga. Kalk’s comment...

A federal agency issued a safety alert today on Bakken crude oil, warning emergency responders, the public and others that the light, sweet crude may be more flammable than traditional heavy crude oil. The safety alert from the the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...

BISMARCK – About 18,000 miles of pipelines in North Dakota that previously had no oversight will now be regulated under rules approved Thursday by the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The requirements for pipelines are among new oil and gas regulations expected to take effect...

Call it an epiphany. Call it recognition of reality. Call it a smart read of rapidly evolving perceptions among North Dakotans. Whatever the motivation or stimulus, Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s decision to pay closer attention to pipeline safety is welcome news. The governor said he will...

A local oil company intends to replace deteriorating and buried water injection pipelines that are more than 20 years old and in the process will leave the old ones in the ground. Since a few sections of the pipeline are located on federal property, the U.S. Forest Service Dakota...