No bids for North Dakota natural gas pipeline

The project is supported with a $150 million from the ND Industrial Commission; its goal is to bring natural gas from the West to the East. The problem, no contractors have submitted bids to build it. The deadline has now been extended twice. The situation will be a likely topic for an Industrial Commission meeting today and possibly modification by the 2023 legislature.

It’s worth noting that the private sector’s appetite for taking on these large, often-controversial, and heavily regulated pipeline projects is waning.