The Dickinson Press is reporting:
A Duluth, Minn., energy company announced Wednesday it plans to
create an energy corridor that could efficiently transport oil and
natural gas produced in North Dakota and reduce natural gas flaring.
ALLETE,
an energy company that has a 465-mile electrical transmission line from
central North Dakota to Duluth, said it plans to work with other energy
companies to locate pipelines along its existing right-of-way.
ALLETE
officials made the announcement from the North Dakota Capitol on
Wednesday with Gov. Jack Dalrymple and members of the EmPower North
Dakota Commission.
No specific projects have been proposed, but
the energy corridor could accommodate several pipelines for transporting
oil or natural gas, as well as wastewater and carbon sequest-ered from
fossil fuel.
My understanding is that one needs to put processing plants in place before putting natural gas into pipelines that enter the "national grid." In other words, more than just a new pipeline is needed to reduce flaring, but I could be wrong.
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