Builder has big plans for South Heart
If an out-of-state developer gets his way, South Heart will see an RV park, assisted living center, restaurant, convenience store and two hotels built within the next four years
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Group questions lack of new leaders during North Dakota 2.0 event in Dickinson
More than 60 area leaders and Dickinson State University students gathered at Klinefelter Hall Monday afternoon and most agree, they want North Dakota to grow, but not too much.
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$500 million diesel refinery planned near Dickinson A $500 million diesel refinery that may be built near Dickinson could produce a local source for consumers in western North Dakota, officials said Tuesday. "The diesel that we produce should be (put) right back into the Bakken region," said Rick Matteson, director of communications and public affairs for Bismarck-based MDU Resources Group Inc., the project leaders. Having a refinery nearby would be a bonus, said Steve Day, Stallion Oilfield Service operations manager in Dickinson. "We're pulling this stuff out of the ground here," he said. "We might as well refine it here too, and maybe we drive the cost of fuel down a little bit." The refinery would add approximately 100 jobs to the area, Matteson said. Day thought that may be one drawback. "That's what we need is more jobs," Day said as he laughed. "We can't fill the ones we have right now." The plant is expected to start operations in 2014. Calumet is a producer of hydrocarbon products in Indianapolis. The facility would process 20,000 barrels of oil per day, Matteson said. About half of that would be processed into diesel while the rest would yield by-products. Fidelity Exploration and Production Co., MDU's oil and natural gas company, will produce some of the oil for the diesel. MDU is interested in building the facility somewhere between Richardton and Belfield, Matteson said. MDU wants to keep the facility near Interstate 94 and the railroad. "You got good proximity to transportation," he said. "It's relatively centered near the oil-production region." There is a "tremendous" demand for diesel in an oil boom in western North Dakota, Matteson said. "It's growing in agriculture and in the oil fields," he said. "The growth is outstripping the supply dramatically." While the facility would not completely meet the demand for diesel, Matteson said it would help. MDU's WBI Holdings Inc. would build the facility with Calumet Refining LLC, according to a press release. The partnership would be a strong combination, said Jennifer Straumins, Calumet's general partner president and chief operating officer, in the release. Calumet did not immediately return phone calls to The Press on Tuesday. Source: The Dickinson Press |
Stark County denies housing requests
Stark County Zoning Board members rejected every request to build more housing during Thursday's hearing to amend the county's zoning ordinance, which took place in the commissioner's room at the Stark County Courthouse in Dickinson.
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Businesses Risk Oil Bust
North Dakota`s economy is the best in the nation right now thanks to the booming oil and gas industry. With thousands flocking to the state, there`s a gap in almost every industry. New businesses are opening up left and right hoping to cash in on an ever growing demand. But with competition with high paying oil jobs and the possibility of a bust at any time, is it really an ideal time to open up shop?
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Oil waste facility near Belfield put on hold
Despite its initial goal to change zoning restrictions, an Oklahoma company interested in building an oil waste facility near Belfield requested their own project be put on the back burner.
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Fracking documentary to be shown in Minot
One of the creators of an upcoming documentary on
hydraulic fracturing will speak next month in Minot.
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