Category: Pipelines & Midstream

Natural gas in North Dakota: flaring, gas capture and the new pipelines to move it

Gas flare stack burning at a Bakken oil well pad at dusk in western North Dakota

North Dakota produces about 3.6 Bcf/d of natural gas and captures 96% of it. Where Bakken gas goes, the flaring rules, and what Bakken xPress, Bakken East and the Intensity pipeline change by 2030.

Bakken East pipeline explained: route, capacity, timeline and landowner questions

Large-diameter natural gas pipe strung along a right-of-way across the North Dakota prairie for the Bakken East pipeline

WBI Energy has made its final investment decision on the roughly $3 billion Bakken East natural gas pipeline. Route, counties, capacity, FERC status, timeline and landowner questions, as of October 2026.