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Published September 30, 2010, 07:22 AM

Hess gives funds for Heritage Center

BISMARCK (AP) — The company that drilled North Dakota’s first oil well is donating $2 million toward a planned expansion of the state Heritage Center.

BISMARCK (AP) — The company that drilled North Dakota’s first oil well is donating $2 million toward a planned expansion of the state Heritage Center.

Gov. John Hoeven announced the gift from Amerada Hess on Wednesday, along with $1.35 million in donations from six other energy companies.

The $52 million expansion includes a new theater and cafe, display galleries and a glass entrance on the building’s east side. The project is counting on $12 million in outside donations, and officials say about $9 million has been raised, including $6.5 million from the energy industry.

Hess drilled North Dakota’s first oil well in Williams County in April 1951.

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