The Dakota Gasification Company started in 1984 in Beulah, North Dakota with the Great Plains Synfuels Plant. The plant uses lignite coal to make synthetic natural gas using coal gasification. 16 thousand tons of coal are processed daily. The synthetic natural gas is piped to the Northern Border Pipeline which supplies homes and businesses in the eastern part of the United States. The Dakota Gasification Company is a subsidiary of the Basin Electric Power Cooperative which is located in Bismarck, North Dakota.
The position is 47°21'27.75"N 101°50'28.72"W.[1]
It also ships carbon dioxide via a high pressure pipe to an oilfield in Saskatchewan in Canada where the carbon dioxide is pressed into the oil formation for the purpose of producing more oil near Weyburn, Saskatchewan (Canada)[2][3].
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The plant produces are variety of products, including:
The directors are: