Mary Trost has been named plant manager at Dakota Prairie Refining, Dickinson, ND, a joint venture planning to start up a 20,000 b/d diesel refinery soon (OGJ Online, Jan. 9, 2015).
Trost has 25 years of experience in refining and petrochemicals, most recently as operations manager at BP PLC’s Cherry Point Refinery in Blaine, Wash.
Dakota Prairie Refining partners are WBI Energy Inc. (part of MDU Resources Group Inc.) and Calumet Specialty Products Partners.