ND GOV. DALRYMPLE AND BADLANDS NGL’s CEO ANNOUNCE LARGEST PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PROJECT IN STATE HISTORY

BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple and Badlands NGL’s, LLC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William Jeffrey Gilliam today announced a new polyethylene (PE) manufacturing facility to be built in North Dakota. At an estimated $4 billion, this will be the largest private sector investment made in state history. The value-added manufacturing facility will use North Dakota’s abundant supply of natural gas liquid (“NGL”) sourced ethane gas coming out of the Williston Basin as a byproduct of oil production. The project will significantly reduce the amount of natural gas