BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck-based energy company says it wants to build a roughly 38-mile pipeline to deliver natural gas supply to eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. WBI Energy Inc. said Monday that the expansion would cost an estimated $50 million. The company, a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc., says the project would connect a pipeline near ...

Her strawberry blonde curls and cheerful disposition challenge the perceptions of a rugged, male-dominated industry, but the Dakota Prairie Refining (DPR) plant near Dickinson seems to benefit from a woman at the reins. “It’s still a bit of a man’s world, but I do think women bring something to the table,” plant manager Mary Trost says. “We seem to be ...

MDU Resources Group announced this week that it would be selling its production company Fidelity Exploration & Production. The company cites a drop in earnings to its decision and plans on focusing on other aspects of energy generation. They are currently proposing building the second diesel fuel refinery in North Dakota. It would produce 20,000 barrels of diesel fuel per ...

By Kelsy Johnson for the Bismarck Tribune Transportation of crude and natural gas remains an important issue for producers in the Bakken. Two energy companies are making progress on projects that will increase the state’s pipeline capacity. Enbridge Energy Partners is working through the regulatory permitting process on an oil transmission line that expands their current system and may receive ...