Tioga to Emerson Gas Pipeline

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Tioga to Emerson Gas Pipeline is a shelved fossil gas pipeline in North Dakota and Minnesota, USA.

Location

The pipeline would run through Tioga, Pierce County, North Dakota through northwestern Minnesota, ending just across the U.S./Canadian border in Emerson, Manitoba, Canada.

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Project details

• Operator: WBI Energy Transmission
• Owner: MDU Resources Group
• Capacity: 600 million cubic feet per day
• Length: 330 miles / 531.1 km
• Diameter: 24 inches
• Status: Shelved
• Start year: 2025

Background

In February 2020, developers began gauging interest in the pipeline, which would pass through northern Pierce County to carry fossil gas from Tioga to northwestern Minnesota. WBI, Inc., a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group in Bismarck, announced the start of a "non-binding open season" on proposed natural gas transportation from oil producers in western North Dakota to a central hub near the Emerson, Manitoba, area, just over the border from Minnesota. Developers describe the pipeline as a large interstate natural gas pipeline system built so producers in the Bakken area would be able to ship their natural gas rather than flaring it locally. At the time, developers also stated that no final decisions have been made regarding the route the pipeline would take.

The project was expected to begin operations in 2023. Since 2021 there haven't been any significant updates regarding the project, so the status of the pipeline has been changed to shelved. An article from 21 July 2023 stated that the pipeline is expected to commence operations in 2025.