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(KNOX) – The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 2, regarding an application for a siting permit for a pipeline project in Ward and Mountrail Counties.
Thunder Butte Pipeline, LLC, is requesting a siting permit for the construction of an approximately 3.84-mile pipeline and the conversion of an approximately 30.8-mile existing gathering pipeline. Approximately 3 miles of the new pipeline would be located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
The pipeline would transport crude oil from the existing Thunder Butte Petroleum Services Crude Storage and Loading Facility within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (approximately 2.6 miles northwest of Makoti) to the existing Enbridge Stanley Pump Station and Terminal in Stanley. The project would have a maximum throughput of 24,000 barrels per day. Estimated cost of the project is $19.6 million.
(Note to the media: A map showing the proposed location of the project has been provided to you for use with any announcements/stories you print.)
Details for the public hearing are as follows:
· Wednesday, April 2, 2025 – 10 a.m. Central
American Legion Post 0121
16 Main Street
Parshall, ND 58770
The hearing provides an opportunity for members of the public to contribute to the PSC’s official record. Any comments from members of the public must be received at a hearing to be part of the record. People with concerns, questions or support/opposition for the project are encouraged to attend the hearing and present their information. Information received after the hearing will not be part of the official record and cannot be used as a basis for the Commission’s decision unless certain additional procedures are followed.
The North Dakota Public Service Commission is a constitutionally created state agency with authority to permit, site and regulate certain business activities in the state including electric and gas utilities, telecommunications companies, power plants, electric transmission lines, pipelines, railroads, commercial weighing devices, pipeline safety and coal mine reclamation. For more information, contact the Public Service Commission at (701) 328-2400 or www.psc.nd.gov.
