Hoeven and Wyden will hold a media availability in Bismarck to provide an overview and answer questions regarding their two-day tour of the Bakken Region.

The senators will visit Blue Flint Ethanol biorefinery, developed by Great River Energy and Headwaters Inc., which now produces 65 MGY of ethanol. Located adjacent to Great River Energy’s Coal Creek Station power plant, the facility is the first co-located, directly integrated biorefinery in the world. Its combined heat and power design and location help […]

The senators will visit Reclaimed Hill to review a highly successful reclamation process.

Hoeven and Wyden will view a presentation by geologist Kathy Neset of Neset Consulting Services followed by a tour a Whiting oil rig to review operations. Media are invited to both the briefing and the tour.

Following the oil rig tour, the senators will tour ONEOK Gas plant. MEDIA NOTE: ONEOK’s safety policy requires guests to leave cameras and any other electronic media, including cell phones, inside the control building before embarking.

Friday evening, the senators will hold a roundtable discussion with industry and tribal leaders.

Saturday morning, the senators will tour a crew camp. Media invited onsite.

The senators will review area infrastructure. Media may follow in their own vehicles as senators review ongoing projects, including roads, schools, city and county buildings, community recreation facilities, medical clinics and hospitals, housing and other developing infrastructure. The tour will begin at the Long X Trading Post Visitor Center, 100 2nd Avenue SW, Watford City.

Senators Hoeven and Klobuchar will roll out new legislation they’ve crafted to protect drivers’ personal information across the country.

The Senators will hold a roundtable discussion with North Dakota and Minnesota agriculture leaders regarding the upcoming Senate-House farm bill negotiations. Hoeven and Klobuchar have been named to the farm bill conference committee. Both events will take place at the North Dakota State University Agriculture Experiment Station Research Greenhouse Complex.

Senator John Hoeven will participate in the christening ceremony for the USS North Dakota, a Virginia-class nuclear submarine named for the state and designed to meet the demands of the 21st Century. The ceremony, which marks the completion of the shipbuilding and formalizes its name, will take place on Saturday, November 2, beginning at 9:30 […]