North Dakota Industrial Commission votes to commit up to $500 million to natural gas pipeline

By: Jacob Orledge

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 881

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The North Dakota Industrial Commission has officially committed up to $500 million in state funding to WBI Energy’s planned natural gas pipeline.

Tuesday’s unanimous vote marks the final step in a process of negotiations that began last summer, when the Industrial Commission selected WBI Energy’s proposed Bakken East pipeline as the recipient of the guarantee over a competing applicant.

The Bakken East pipeline will move 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas per …

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