# NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO — Carlton County, MN

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 27017 / OPID 13750  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

1 active LNG plant in Carlton County, MN; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO (PHMSA OPID 13750) reported 1 active LNG plant in Carlton County, MN (county FIPS 27017) in the public NPMS summary snapshot dated 2026-07-16. The snapshot includes active assets only and excludes permanently abandoned assets. Exact pipeline locations and restricted NPMS GIS data are not included.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/NPMS_Active_LNG_Plants_by_County.xlsx>
- Source ID: `npms-public-summaries`
- SHA-256: `d3181eec5b196980370120addb67a6d717cbaf2ea2ba1aee5f04a171a02e0ec4`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T00:29:56.711Z
- Document slug: `npms-lng-120145c202e5d45e1f1da4c3`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "lng_plants",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "27017",
  "stateFips": "27",
  "state": "MN",
  "county": "Carlton County",
  "region": "Carlton County, MN",
  "operator": {
    "id": "13750",
    "name": "NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO"
  },
  "commodity": null,
  "mileage": null,
  "plantCount": 1,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "lng_plants",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper",
    "rowNumber": 69,
    "rowSha256": "6f0375668cc1998cd6d64ecfb641af3a6dbeb1d653984c26231334ec8a83c292"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "191.29"
  ],
  "caveat": "Public aggregate snapshot only. It is not a complete representation of exact pipeline locations, may be updated, and is not an agency finding about facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "NORTHERN NATURAL GAS CO"
}
```