Valley Expansion Project

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Valley Expansion Project is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Minnesota and North Dakota, operated by WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.. It entered service in 2018. It runs 37.3 miles of 16" pipe.

Valley Expansion Project
General information
KindPipeline project[1]
Project typeExpansion[2]
StatusIn service[2]
CommodityNatural gas[2]
Owner and operator
StatesMinnesota, North Dakota[1][2]
CountiesMinnesota: Clay
North Dakota: Barnes, Burleigh, Cass, Stutsman
[3]
Approved15 February 2018[1]
In service31 October 2018[2]
FERC docketCP17-257[1]
FERC pre-filing docketPF16-10[4]
Technical information
Length37.3 mi[1][2]
Pipe size16"[2]
Capacity40.9 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[1] or 33 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[2][sources disagree]
Cost$57.3 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2]
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Valley Expansion Project is a natural gas pipeline expansion in Minnesota and North Dakota, operated by WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.. It entered service in 2018. It runs 37.3 miles of 16" pipe.

Inspection

FirmScope
Tetra Tech, Inc.[5]FERC's third-party contractor on the Commission's construction/environmental inspections

Sources disagree

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FactValues given
Capacity
  • 40.9 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[1]
  • 33 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[2]

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Referencesedit

  1. “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  3. “Ongoing Projects: Construction Underway (Pipeline News, August 2019)”. Pipeline News. August 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  4. “FERC eLibrary docket CP17-257”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  5. “Construction Inspection Report, Valley Expansion Project (CP17-257)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2026.

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