Miller Fabrication Announces Creation of Pipeline Construction Division for North Dakota Due to Newly Awarded Contracts

GILLETTE, Wyo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--High Plains Gas, Inc. (OTCBB: HPGS) announced today that its subsidiary Miller Fabrication has created a pipeline construction division for North Dakota to commence work immediately on newly awarded contracts in North Dakota, beginning with 3.5 miles of 10” poly pipe.

Brandon Hargett, CEO High Plains Gas, Inc., stated, “More than $3 billion in private investments have been committed to North Dakota’s natural gas infrastructure, including natural gas processing plants and connecting pipelines in the state’s efforts of moving natural gas to market and reducing the flaring situation. Our goal is to take advantage of this expansion in North Dakota and creating this pipelining division. This is a significant step in our continued growth of our company.”

High Plains Gas Inc. is a provider of goods and services to regional end markets serving the energy industry. We provide construction and field maintenance services primarily to the energy and energy related industries mainly located in Wyoming and North Dakota through our subsidiaries Miller Fabrication LLC, and HPG Services. We produce natural gas from the Powder River Basin located in Northeast Wyoming through our subsidiary High Plains Gas, LLC. For additional information on High Plains Gas, please visit the Company’s website at www.highplainsgas.com/.

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