Project Profile
Value: Unknown
Location: Near Belfield in Billings County, North Dakota
Area: 620 acres
Capacity: 55,000-bpd
Start-up Year: -
The Davis Refinery site is located near Belfield in Billings County, North Dakota, in the heart of the Bakken shale play. Meridian Energy Group is the operator of the project with 100% interest. The company plans to build the state-of-the-art crude oil refinery on 620 acres of land. The property is in close proximity to oil and gas pipelines and major transportation highways. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail line runs directly through the refinery site, facilitating the construction of a crude oil feedstock offloading and refined fuels uploading terminal.
The local government agencies and permitting authorities have embraced the projects as permanent job creators and a net contributor to the quality of life in the region. Due to the permitting and approval processes being straightforward and streamlined, Meridian expects to have the initial plant operational in a little over 2 years from the first plan-check submittals. Meridian is now finalizing plans for a 2016 ground breaking.
The Davis Refinery will enjoy several competitive advantages, including: the proximity to oil production; the use of low cost natural gas to operate the plant; its strategic location with direct access to major transportation infrastructure; the business friendly climate of North Dakota fostered by state and local officials.
The proposed Davis refinery will be the first “greenfield” complex high-conversion refinery built in many years. As a brand new plant, the Davis refinery will not be burdened with outdated legacy operating units, will operate more cleanly and efficiently, will utilize state-of-the-art instrumentation, control technology and will fully comply with modern environmental and safety requirements.
Operators:
Meridian Energy Group: 100% interest
Contractors:
Vepica USA Inc: Engineering services.