Basin Electric participating in information exchange council for western North Dakota

Representatives from the electricity, oil, gas and pipeline industries and the state are working to define the roadblocks and find solutions associated with the safe development of both oil and infrastructure in North Dakota.

Basin Electric Power Cooperative - January 27, 2012

It’s no secret energy development in western North Dakota and eastern Montana is progressing at an ever-increasing pace. To better understand and share issues relating to developing electricity, oil, and gas infrastructure for the Bakken formation, representatives from Basin Electric are participating in the Western North Dakota Energy Development Information Exchange Council created last fall by Gov. Jack Dalrymple.

Mike Eggl, Basin Electric senior vice president of External Relations & Communications, and Lyle Witham, Basin Electric manager of environmental services, are among representatives on the council from the electricity, oil, gas and pipeline industries and the state working to define the roadblocks and find solutions associated with the safe development of both oil and infrastructure.

“The biggest issue at this time is understanding from a collective perspective what the needs are relating to energy infrastructure as it relates to electricity, oil and gas, not only what they’ll be in the near-term, but also long-term,” Eggl said.

The group met for the third time Jan. 18. Other members of the council include:

Dennis Hill, general manager, North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives
Dale Haugen, manager, Mountrail Williams Electric Cooperative
Andrea Stromberg, vice president for Energy Supply, Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.
Ron Ness, director, North Dakota Petroleum Council
Ron Rauschenberger, Gov. Dalrymple’s Office
Lynn Helms, director, North Dakota Dept. of Mineral Resources
Dave Glatt, environmental health section chief, North Dakota Dept. of Health
Tom Trenbeath, chief deputy attorney general
Al Anderson, director, North Dakota Commerce Dept.
Justin Kringstad, director, North Dakota Pipeline Authority
Terry Steinwand, director, North Dakota Game & Fish Dept.
Sandi Tabor, director, North Dakota Transmission Authority
Rory Nelson, manager, Tioga Gas Plant, Hess Corporation
Rick Muncrief, senior vice president of Operations, Continental Resources, Inc.

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