Sen. Mark Enget, R-Powers Lake, from left, and Sen. Kent Weston, R-Sarles, listen to WBI Energy Vice President Mark Anderson’s presentation to the interim Energy Development and Transmission Committee on Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)

UNDERWOOD, N.D. ( North Dakota Monitor ) — WBI Energy on Thursday released new details of the timeline for the planned Bakken East natural gas pipeline connecting the two halves of North Dakota.

The development will kick into high gear in 2026, a company representative said during a meeting of the Legislature’s Energy Development and Transmission Committee.

WBI will hold a binding open season during the first quarter when shippers will commit to ship natural gas on the pipeline. Then WBI expects to sign agreements with gas cu

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