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Gibson Energy and USD Announce Joint Venture to Construct DRU at Hardisty Utilizing Innovative DRUbit™ Technology and Agreement with ConocoPhillips for 50,000 bbl/d of Capacity. Drupad 'Dru' Sharma is one of the main characters in The Unlisted. After making his brother, Kalpen 'Kal' Sharma, who are both 15-years-old, take his implant due to his fear of dentists, he and Kal find out a deadly secret about the Global Child Initiative and have to work together to put a stop to their plans before all is lost. He is played by Vrund Rao. 1 Appearance 2 Personality 3 Talents. The National Sex Offender Public Website allows the public to search for sex offenders registered in all 50 states, United States territories, Indian Country, and the District of Columbia. Searches can be performed using name only, location information, or a combination of name and location information.

Dru Katrina Sjodin (September 26, 1981 – c. November 22, 2003) was an American woman who was abducted from the Columbia Mall parking lot in Grand Forks, North Dakota, by Alfonso Rodriguez Jr., on November 22, 2003.^[1] Her disappearance and murder garnered great media coverage throughout the United States and prompted the creation of the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Registry.

Murder[edit]

At 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2003, Sjodin, a 22-year-old college student at the University of North Dakota and Gamma Phi Beta sorority member, finished her shift at the Victoria's Secret store located in the Columbia Mall in Grand Forks, North Dakota.^[2] After shopping for and purchasing a new purse from Marshall Field's, Sjodin left the mall and began walking to her 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass.^[3] During this time, Sjodin was speaking with her boyfriend, Chris Lang, on her cell phone. Four minutes into their conversation, Lang reports Sjodin was saying 'Okay, okay,' before the call abruptly ended.^[4] Lang suspected that the call was just simply dropped and because Sjodin didn't give any sense of urgency, Lang thought nothing of it.^[5] About three hours later, Lang received another call from her cell phone, but heard only static and the sound of buttons being pressed.^[2] It was reported by authorities this second phone call originated somewhere near Fisher, Minnesota,^[6] but that has remained unsubstantiated. With this second call and Sjodin not showing up at her other job at the El Roco nightclub, there was concern for her whereabouts.^[7]A week later, on December 1, a suspect, 50-year-old registered level-3 sex offender Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. (born February 18, 1953),^[8] was arrested in connection with Sjodin's disappearance.^[2]

Perpetrator[edit]

Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. was the son of migrant farm workers Dolores and Alfonso Rodriguez Sr., who traveled between Crystal City, Texas, and Minnesota and then decided to settle in 1963 in Crookston, Minnesota. He admitted to using many drugs during his youth and committed his first sexual assault with a knife when he was 21 by attempting to rape a woman he asked to give him a ride home.^[10]

Rodriguez had been released from prison May 1, 2003, after serving a 23-year prison term for rape, aggravated assault and kidnapping a woman. Rodriguez had also previously pleaded guilty to rape and was convicted multiple times for rape. He had a long criminal record that included repeated sexual assaults against women. He was released as a Minnesota Level 3 sex offender which meant he was highly likely to reoffend.^[11]

Police investigation[edit]

According to police reports, Rodriguez admitted being near the Columbia Mall the night Sjodin disappeared, allegedly viewing the film Once Upon a Time in Mexico at the Columbia Mall Cinema 4. However, that movie was not playing at that cinema or any other theater in the area.^[12] The police also found receipts of purchases that Rodriguez had made at several stores near the mall including one receipt for a knife which he had purchased at a nearby Menards store. Rodriguez apparently had two tool kit knives that could be purchased at only a particular home center store which was about one mile from the mall, but they were not purchased the day Sjodin disappeared and a purchase date for the knives was never established. Police found a tool kit knife in Rodriguez's car that was soaking in some type of cleaning solution inside a rear wheel well. Police also found a woman's shoe and a knife in the car that had blood on it that matched Sjodin's DNA.^[2]

Sjodin's body was recovered on April 17, 2004, just west of Crookston, Minnesota, when deep snow drifts began to melt.^[13][14] Crookston is also where Rodriguez lived with his mother.^[15] Sjodin's body was found partially nude and face down in a ravine.^[16][17] Her hands were tied behind her back and she had been beaten, stabbed, sexually assaulted, and had several lacerations including a five-and-a-half inch cut on her neck. A rope was also tied around her neck and remnants of a shopping bag were found under the rope, suggesting that a bag had been placed on her head. The medical examiner concluded that she had either died as a result of the major neck wound, from suffocation, or from exposure to the elements. Thousands of people had helped search for Sjodin, and hundreds attended her funeral.^[6]

Trial and sentencing[edit]

The trial was held in federal court because Sjodin had been taken across state lines.^[17][18] This meant that Rodriguez was eligible to receive the death penalty if convicted, a possibility not allowed under North Dakota or Minnesota law, as neither states have the death penalty. It was the first death penalty case in a century to take place in North Dakota.^[19] U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Keith Reisenauer and Norman Anderson prosecuted the case against Rodriguez. On August 30, 2006, Rodriguez was convicted in federal court of the murder of Dru Sjodin, and on September 22, 2006, the jury recommended that he receive the death penalty.^[20] On February 8, 2007, Rodriguez was formally sentenced to death by U.S District Judge Ralph R. Erickson. ^[21] He is imprisoned at United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Indiana.^[22] Judge Erickson arranged that Rodriguez would be executed in South Dakota.^[23]

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Rodriguez later admitted his guilt in a death row interview with Dr. Michael Welner on June 28, 2013. In October 2011, defense attorneys filed a federal habeas corpus motion claiming that Rodriguez is mentally disabled.^[24]

Legacy[edit]

Legislation dubbed 'Dru's Law', which set up the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Registry, was passed in 2006 and signed into law by President George W. Bush.

In 2004, a scholarship in Sjodin's name was set up at the University of North Dakota. ^[25]

A memorial garden for Sjodin opened in her hometown of Pequot Lakes, Minnesota,^[26] and another is planned for the UND campus.^{[citation needed]}

See also[edit]

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References[edit]

1. ^'Judge sentences Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. to death'. Minnesota Public Radio. February 2, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2007.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
2. ^ ^abcdHewitt, Bill (December 15, 2003). 'Searching for Dru'. People. 60 (24). Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
3. ^'Hundreds expected to search for missing student'. CNN. December 3, 2003. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
4. ^'Sheriff: 'No chance we'll find Dru alive''. CNN. December 9, 2003. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
5. ^'Sjodin's Boyfriend Missed Phone Call Urgency'. ABC News. August 30, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
6. ^ ^ab'Phone Calls May Provide Clues in Missing Student Case'. ABC News. January 6, 2006. Retrieved January 9, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
7. ^Davis, Lisa (November 30, 2003). 'Leads grow cold for missing student'. Lawrence Journal-World. Retrieved February 7, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
8. ^'Renewed Calls for Tough Sex Offender Laws'. The New York Times. Associated Press. November 22, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
9. ^'Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator'. Federal Bureau of Prisons. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved May 13, 2020. BOP Register Number: 08720-059
10. ^Bell, Rachael. 'The Murder of Dru Sjodin'. Crime Library. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015.
11. ^Bell, Rachael. 'The Murder of Dru Sjodin'. Crime Library: 3. Archived from the original on February 10, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
12. ^Lee, Steve (December 10, 2003). 'Affidavit paints grim picture'. Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved January 9, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
13. ^'Found at Last'. People. 61 (17). May 3, 2004. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
14. ^Lee, Steve (November 16, 2013). '10 years after UND student's murder, Dru Sjodin's mother and others remember'. Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
15. ^Kolpack, Dave (May 22, 2006). 'Prosecutors oppose moving Rodriguez trial to Minnesota'. Farmers Independent. Associated Press. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
16. ^Kolpack, Dave (August 14, 2006). 'Sjodin trial opening statements made'. The Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
17. ^ ^abSander, Libby (February 9, 2007). 'Judge Imposes Death in Killing of North Dakota Student'. The New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
18. ^'Man Found Guilty in College Student's Slaying'. Los Angeles Times. August 31, 2006. Retrieved January 11, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
19. ^Kolpack, Dave (September 22, 2006). 'Death Sentence for Student's Slaying'. The Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved January 11, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
20. ^Kolpack, Dave (September 22, 2006). 'Jurors sentence Rodriguez to death in Sjodin case'. La Crosse Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved January 11, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
21. ^Alfano, Sean (February 8, 2007). 'Student Killer Formally Sentenced To Death'. CBS News. Associated Press. Retrieved January 11, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
22. ^'Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator'. Federal Bureau of Prisons. United States Department of Justice. Retrieved May 13, 2020. BOP Register Number: 08720-059
23. ^Wagner, Steve (August 6, 2015). 'On death row, killer of UND student Dru Sjodin questions juror conduct in death penalty sentencing'. The Bemidji Pioneer. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
24. ^'Dru Sjodin's parents in court as Alfonso Rodriguez's death-row case continues'. Associated Press. May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
25. ^Dru Sjodin Memorial Scholarship
26. ^Forliti, Amy (August 13, 2006). 'A memorial in her hometown allows friends, family to remain connected to slain student Dru Sjodin'. Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. Retrieved January 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

External links[edit]

• Dru's Voice, Facebook page about 'Dru's Law' legislation
• www.nsopw.gov - Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website
• www.kxmb.com/rodriguez - Full article and video list from KXMB in Bismarck, ND
• www.crimelibrary.com - Dru Sjodin murder and trial coverage from Crime Library (Archived)
• Dru Sjodin at Find a Grave

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- US Development Group, LLC (through a wholly-owned affiliate, collectively USD) and Gibson Energy Inc. (Gibson) (TSX: GEI) jointly announced today an agreement to construct and operate a diluent recovery unit (DRU) near Hardisty, Alberta, Canada. ConocoPhillips Canada has contracted to process 50,000 barrels per day of inlet bitumen blend through the DRU to be shipped by Canadian Pacific (CP) (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) and Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) to the U.S. Gulf Coast. USD and Gibson are currently in commercial discussions with other potential producer and refiner customers to secure long-term, take-or-pay agreements for an additional 50,000 barrels per day at the proposed DRU.

USD’s patented DRU technology separates the diluent that has been added to the raw bitumen in the production process which meets two important market needs – it returns the recovered diluent for reuse in the Alberta market, reducing delivered costs for diluent, and it creates DRUbit™, a proprietary heavy Canadian crude oil specifically designed for rail transportation. DRUbit™ is crude oil or bitumen that has been returned to a more concentrated, viscous state that creates safety and environmental benefits when transported by rail in Canada and the U.S. DRUbit™ is a market access solution that will satisfy demand for heavy Canadian crude oil on the U.S. Gulf Coast and in other markets at a cost that is economically competitive to the crude oil that is transported by pipeline today.

“Our DRU technology provides a sustainable, long-term solution for shipping Canadian crude oil to the U.S. Gulf Coast. DRUbit™ offers safety and environmental benefits in transportation, provides greater take-away capacity and improved economics for all parties,” said USD CEO, Dan Borgen. “USD is a company that provides solutions for energy infrastructure and our patented DRU technology is another valuable solution. We are thrilled to work with ConocoPhillips Canada, our JV partner Gibson, and both CP and KCS to deliver this DRU and DRUbit™ solution as part of a networked system that provides direct market access for Canadian producers.”

“The DRU process is an innovative solution that competes with pipeline economics and secures improved netbacks across the seasonality and widely varying differentials experienced in the Western Canadian spot market,” said Kirk Johnson, President, ConocoPhillips Canada. “It helps address a critical challenge to Canada’s oil producers — constrained market access — to the benefit of all Canadians.”

“We expect DRUs to be a critical part of solving the egress challenges Western Canadian producers are facing, both today and over the long-term,” said Steve Spaulding, Gibson’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Improved netbacks for producers will drive increased oilfield and related business activity, create new jobs and help revive communities as well as positively benefit all levels of government through increased royalties and other levies.”

Following separation at the DRU, the DRUbit™ owned by ConocoPhillips will be railed by CP and KCS from the existing Hardisty Rail Terminal to a new terminal in Port Arthur, Texas under a long-term contract with CP, subject to standard conditions. The new terminal in Port Arthur will be constructed, owned and operated solely by USD. It will have capability for rail unloading, barge dock loading and unloading, tank storage and blending, and will be pipeline connected to Phillips 66’s Beaumont Terminal, providing customers access to a large network of refining and marine facilities. ConocoPhillips will re-blend the DRUbit™ with a variety of diluents to create higher-value customized blends that better meet the needs of its customers.

“From an innovation, sustainability and safety perspective, this is a game changer,” said Keith Creel, CP President and CEO. “This process removes diluent from the crude-by-rail supply chain, and as a result, we end up moving a non-hazardous commodity. This will further increase the safety of crude-by-rail, to the benefit of the communities we operate in and through.”

“KCS is pleased to be a strategic partner in this innovative solution to improve the economics and safety of moving crude oil,” said KCS President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick J. Ottensmeyer. “It’s also a great opportunity to grow our business in the Gulf Coast area and develop our Port Arthur asset.”

Construction of the DRU is expected to take approximately 18 to 24 months and is subject to certain conditions, including obtaining agreements to underpin the economics of the project and receipt of required regulatory approvals, including from the Alberta Energy Regulator. The DRU could be placed into service as early as the second quarter of 2021.

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About USD Group LLC
US Development Group, LLC (“USD”) and its affiliates are engaged in designing, developing, owning, and managing large-scale multi-modal logistics centers and energy-related infrastructure across North America. USD solutions create flexible market access for customers in significant growth areas and key demand centers, including Western Canada, the U.S. Gulf Coast and Mexico. Among other projects, USD is currently pursuing the development of a premier energy logistics terminal on the Houston Ship Channel with capacity for substantial tank storage, multiple docks (including barge and deepwater), inbound and outbound pipeline connectivity, as well as a rail terminal with unit train capabilities. For additional information, please visit www.usdg.com. Information on websites referenced in this release are not part of this release. DRUbit™ is a trademark of DRU Assets LLC, a subsidiary of USD, and is used by permission. All rights reserved.

About Gibson
Gibson is a Canadian-based oil infrastructure company with its principal businesses consisting of the storage, optimization, processing, and gathering of crude oil and refined products. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, the Company’s operations are focused around its core terminal assets located at Hardisty and Edmonton, Alberta, and also include the Moose Jaw Facility and an infrastructure position in the U.S. Gibson shares trade under the symbol GEI and are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information regarding Gibson as well as the DRU project visit www.gibsonenergy.com and Gibson’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

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About ConocoPhillips
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips had operations and activities in 17 countries, $70 billion of total assets, and approximately 10,400 employees as of Sept. 30, 2019. Production excluding Libya averaged 1,310 MBOED for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2019, and proved reserves were 5.3 BBOE as of Dec. 31, 2018. Our Canadian operations are focused on developing our world-class portfolio including the ConocoPhillips-operated Surmont Joint Venture with TOTAL E&P Canada in the Athabasca region of northeast Alberta and exciting opportunities in the liquids-rich Montney play in northeast British Columbia. For more information, go to www.conocophillips.ca.

About Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific (CP) is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts. CP provides North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. Visit www.cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP.

About the Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., Kansas City Southern (KCS) (NYSE: KSU) is a transportation holding company that has railroad investments in the U.S., Mexico and Panama. Its primary U.S. holding is The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, serving the central and south central U.S. Its international holdings include Kansas City Southern de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., serving northeastern and central Mexico and the port cities of Lázaro Cárdenas, Tampico and Veracruz, and a 50 percent interest in Panama Canal Railway Company, providing ocean-to-ocean freight and passenger service along the Panama Canal. KCS' North American rail holdings and strategic alliances with other North American rail partners are primary components of a unique railway system, linking the commercial and industrial centers of the U.S., Mexico and Canada. More information about KCS can be found at www.kcsouthern.com.

Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking information and statements (collectively, forward-looking statements) including, but not limited to, statements concerning the proposed construction and operations of the DRU, the anticipated benefits, opportunities and sustainability of the DRU and DRUbit™ for project participants, oil field and related business activities, market participants, local communities and governments, the methods of transportation of DRUbit™ and contribution of the DRU to the improvement of market access for oil producers, construction, ownership and operation of USD's Port Arthur terminal and the plans for such terminal, improved industry economics associated with the DRU and transportation of DRUbit™, the safety features of the transportation of DRUbit™ and expectations with respect to the business and financial prospects and opportunities related to the DRU and DRUbit™ transportation.

These statements relate to future events or future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. The use of any of the words “anticipate”, “plan”, “aim”, “target”, “contemplate”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “propose”, “might”, “may”, “will”, “shall”, “project”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “believe”, “predict”, “forecast”, “pursue”, “potential” and “capable” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward looking statements reflect the project participant's beliefs and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the ability to obtain necessary commercial support and regulatory approvals in connection with the DRU and Port Arthur terminal, the timing of completion of the DRU and Port Arthur terminal, continued market demand, general economic trends, industry trends, commodity prices, capital markets, the governmental, regulatory and legal environment in the various jurisdictions in which they individually, or collectively, conduct and will conduct their respective business, ability to obtain qualified personnel and equipment in a timely and cost-efficient manner, ability to generate sufficient cash to meet its current and future obligations, ability to obtain financing for capital programs and the DRU and Port Arthur terminal on acceptable terms, the successful and timely implementation of capital projects in a manner consistent with financial expectations and the other business activities of the participants, and other assumptions inherent in management’s expectations of future operating and financial results and other forward-looking statements identified herein.

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Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Although the project participants believe these statements to be reasonable, no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this press release should not be unduly relied upon. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result of, among other things, risks inherent in the businesses conducted by each of the project participants, ability for Gibson and USD to secure additional long-term, take-or-pay agreements with other producer and refiner customers to fully underpin the economics of the project, the ability to satisfy the commercial conditions relating to ConocoPhillips' participation in the DRU project and other conditions associated with the DRU and its construction and operation, the ability of customers to discover and market reserves, construction costs in respect of the DRU and USD's Port Arthur terminal, regulatory decisions, competitive factors in the industries in which the project participants operate, prevailing economic conditions, world-wide demand for crude oil and petroleum products, volatility of commodity prices, currency and interest rates fluctuations, product supply and demand (including demand for DRUbit™), changes in credit ratings applicable to any of the participants, operating costs and the accuracy of cost estimates, exposure to counterparties and partners, including ability and willingness of such parties to satisfy contractual obligations in a timely manner, future capital expenditures, ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals for the DRU and USD's Port Arthur terminal, the availability, costs, terms and timing of or execution of, and competition for, required regulatory approvals, rail capacity and terminal access, the successful and timely implementation of construction on the DRU and Port Arthur terminal and/or stages thereof, changes to any of the project participants' business plans or strategy, ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital, generally, and on terms acceptable to the respective participant, changes in government policies, laws and regulations, including environmental and tax laws and regulations, competition for employees and other personnel, equipment, material and services related thereto, the availability and cost of employees and other personnel, equipment, materials and services, weather, including its impact on product demand, exploration, production and transportation, inherent risks associated with the exploration, development, production and transportation of bitumen, the timing and extent of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, inflation rates, global and domestic financial market conditions and global and domestic general economic conditions, political developments around the world, including the areas in which the project participants individually, or collectively, operate, many of which are beyond the control of any of the project participants. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists are not exhaustive. For a full discussion of the material risk factors please refer to those included in Gibson’s Annual Information Form dated March 4, 2019 as filed on SEDAR and available on the Gibson website at www.gibsonenergy.com, the more detailed information about factors that could affect future events may be found in filings by ConocoPhillips with the Securities and Exchange Commission including ConocoPhillips’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and subsequent reports, those detailed from time to time in reports filed by CP with securities regulators in Canada and the United States under 'Risk Factors' and 'Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Forward-Looking Information' in CP's annual and interim reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q, and the more detailed information about factors that could affect future events may be found in filings by KCS with the Securities and Exchange Commission including KCS’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and subsequent reports.