Dakota Prairie Refinery Project

Summary Information

• Ownership: MDU Resources / Calumet
• Website:
  • http://www.mdu.com
  • http://www.calumetspecialty.com/
• Wiki Page: Dakota Prairie Refinery
• Location: southwestern North Dakota, USA
• Capacity: 1.0 million tons/annum & 20,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Completed 2015
• Budget:

The Project

• Project Type: Greenfield refinery
• Project Summary:
• Main Contractors
  • Ventech Engineering:** Primary equipment and technology provider
  • Westcon:** General contractor
  • Principal Technology:** Sulfur recovery unit (SRU) and tail gas treating unit (TGTU)

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• sulfur recovery unit (SRU)
• Tail gas treating unit (TGTU)

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The facility would process Bakken crude

Products Produced

• The refinery will primarily produce diesel

History

• 2012 - MDU Resources and Calumet Specialty Products Announce Plans to Study Diesel Refinery Joint Venture
• 2013 - MDU Resources Group, Inc. and Calumet Specialty Products Announce Diesel Refinery Joint Venture
• 2013 - North Dakota Department of Health issued an Air Quality Permit
• 2013 - Ground-breaking ceremony held
• 2015 - Refinery commissioning started

Other Information

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Relevant Links

1. MDU Resources Group, Inc. and Affiliates of Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. Announce Plans to Study Diesel Refinery Joint Venture
2. MDU Resources Group, Inc. and Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. Announce Diesel Refinery Joint Venture
3. MDU Resources Group, Inc. and Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. Announce Receipt of Air Permit to Construct for Dakota Prairie Refining
4. Dakota Prairie Refinery Celebrates Start of Construction with Groundbreaking Ceremony
5. Principal Technology Supplies Sulfur Recovery Units For New North Dakota Refinery
6. Dakota Prairie Refinery Commences Startup Operations