Intensity Infrastructure launches open season for proposed Bakken natural gas pipeline expansion

Intensity Infrastructure Partners LLC, Tulsa, Okla., has launched an open season to identify potential customers for natural gas transportation for the Phase II extension of the proposed Intensity Pipeline.

The open season—which runs Apr. 17-May 23, 2025—follows feedback gathered during its initial open season, held Feb. 3-Mar. 7, 2025, which “highlighted significant interest and support from community leaders, government agencies, and potential customers,” the company said in a release Apr. 17. 

The Phase II extension includes construction of an additional 208 miles of 30-in. OD natural gas transmission pipeline, mainline compression, and various interconnection infrastructure to extend the Intensity Pipeline across eastern North Dakota. 

The extension would interconnect with the to-be constructed Phase I pipeline in southern McLean County, ND, and would terminate near Casselton, ND, with an estimated in-service date of Jan. 1, 2030. 

Upon completion of both Phase I and Phase II, the pipeline will consist of 344 total miles of 36-in. OD and 30-in. OD natural gas transmission pipeline with an initial capacity of about 1.1 bcfd and the capability to expand to 1.5 bcfd with additional compression, the company said. 
The final design of the Intensity Pipeline will depend on the results of the Phase II extension open season.