Meridian is focused on establishing and operating innovative, profitable and environmentally compliant oil refining and other energy facilities.

Meridian is focused on the development of innovative, highly profitable and environmentally-compliant oil refining facilities. Meridian is building the Davis Refinery (the “Davis Refinery” or “Davis”), a full-conversion crude oil refinery, in Billings County, North Dakota (near the town of Belfield), in the heart of the Bakken shale-oil formation. At a rated capacity of 49,500 barrels per day (“bpd”), Davis will produce as much as 800mm gallons per year of refined products – gasoline and diesel fuel – from local crude to serve regional markets. Davis will also consume up to 2,000 bpd of vegetable oil from local growers and ag processors for use in its diesel fuel production, creating a substantial market for the local ag economy. Meridian’s management team has extensive experience in refinery development, including long tenures with some of the world’s leading petrochemical companies. For biographies on Meridian’s management, go to the Management tab at the top of this page. For more on the Davis Refinery go to the Operations page link above.

Who We Are

Meridian’s management team has extensive experience in refinery development, including long tenures with some of the world’s leading petrochemical companies. For biographies on Meridian’s management, go to the Management tab at the top of this page. For more on our refinery, click the Davis Refinery.

Meridian will use state of the art equipment and processes to construct one of the first greenfield fuels refinery in the U.S. in four decades. The plant is being designed to be highly efficient and will be capable of producing nearly zero sulfur diesel and jet fuels years ahead of EPA mandates. Operating on natural gas will provide many advantages, including low operating costs, and low emissions. The Lowest Achievable Emission Rates (“LAER”) will be achieved by use of the Best Available Control Technology.

Meridian is coming to the Bakken with a commitment to the future and an eye to the big picture. Our plans include the addressing of critical infrastructure needs for housing, commercial businesses, industrial space and basic utilities. We are developing a gas fired power plant to ensure sufficient electrical power for the refinery and the nearby community of Belfield. Our refinery will create permanent, high paying jobs, something the entire community can get behind.

Meridian is building a state-of-the-art crude oil refinery sited on approximately 150 acres (and additional acreage for buffer) in Billings County east of the Fryburg Rail Facility in Belfield, North Dakota – the heart of the Bakken. At a rated capacity of up to 49,500 barrels per day (“bpd”), Davis could produce as much as 800mm gallons per year of refined products from local crude to serve regional markets. 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.