BISMARCK — Officials gathered to unveil the Partnership to Fuel America during a press conference at the Expressway Inn in Bismarck on Tuesday morning.
The partnership is a national effort by businesses and industries to address the need for more energy in the U.S., with a major focus being on constructing a Keystone XL pipeline which would pipe oil from Canada and Midwest states to Texas.
“We believe that the development of North American energy, like North Dakota oil and Canadian oil sands clearly help our state and national economy and they also create and preserve thousands of jobs,” said Mike Motschenbacher, president of the North Dakota Hospitality Association, which joined the partnership. “Developing North American energy also curbs our dependence on foreign oil from other countries that may not be as stable or friendly to U.S interests.”
Keystone XL is a $7 billion project that would expand the existing 1,661-mile Keystone Pipeline system, which became operational last year, according to the partnership’s website.
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