North Dakota has approved initial support for a $2.8 billion gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant envisioned for Trenton in Williams County, in the heart of the Williston Basin.

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The North Dakota Development Fund (NDDF) is providing $3 million in initial development capital to project sponsor Cerilon GTL Inc., Gov. Doug Burgum’s office said. NDDF provides flexible funding through debt and equity investments for new or expanding North Dakota primary sector businesses.

“Our paramount goal is to deliver sustainable, long-term value to our stakeholders, community and the environment,” said Cerilon Chairman Nico Duursema. “The state-of-the-art GTL facility will be the lowest carbon footprint facility of its kind in the world.”

Calgary-based Cerilon plans to use the funding to...