NDSU faculty, staff and students have a chance to provide input and see first-hand how oil projects are developed in the state.
The North Dakota Public Service Commission has scheduled a public hearing at NDSU on a proposed petroleum pipeline in Cass County for Thursday, Jan. 21, at 9 a.m. in the Harry D. McGovern Alumni Center.
Denver Tolliver, director of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at NDSU, describes the hearing as a chance to learn and observe the commission's process. “The hearing will provide people with an opportunity to learn more about the Public Service Commission’s oversight roles in the construction of new petroleum pipelines and provide insights into some of the concerns and issues that are often raised when new pipelines are proposed,” he said.
NuStar Pipeline Operating Partnership has applied for a permit for a 7.3-mile long, 8-inch diameter refined petroleum products pipeline. The proposed pipeline would extend between Cenex Pipeline’s proposed refined petroleum products terminal, located near Prosper, North Dakota, and end at NuStar’s existing 10-inch North System Pipeline, near Mapleton, North Dakota. The $12 million pipeline will have a maximum capacity of 24,000 barrels per day.
The Public Service Commission has 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, grain elevators, auctioneers, commercial weighing devices, pipeline safety and coal mine reclamation. For more information, visit here.
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