An international oil company continues to expand its investment in oil exploration in North Dakota.

Hess Corporation held a grand opening today for its new Tioga office complex.

Workers will be moving in to the new facility over the next couple of weeks.

And when they're done, some 180 Hess employees will call this building their home base.

That's about 60% of the total number of Hess workers in North Dakota.

The new building is the latest move by Hess to strengthen its North Dakota presence, which has seen its workforce grow from 150 to 300 over the past couple of years.

(Steve Fretland, 30-year Hess Employee) "We've been hiring a lot of " (Jeff Wirth, Hess ND Operations Mgr.) "It's a source of pride for a lot of employees here. With the growth we've had in North Dakota, "


Hess North Dakota Operations Manager Wirth says the company is currently pumping about 25,000 barrels of oil per day from North Dakota wells.

He says that represents about six percent of Hess's total daily production of oil worldwide. watch the video | save this article / add to your favorites list