North Dakota tribal group plans $400M oil refinery

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An American Indian tribal group has received approval to take over a piece of land in oil-rich North Dakota and build a $400 million oil refinery.

The Three Affiliated Tribes received approval from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Department of the Interior to take over a 469-acre piece of land near New Town in northwestern North Dakota, between Williston and Minot.

The tribes plan to use 190 acres of the land to build a refinery that will take crude oil from the nearby Bakken region and produce…

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