By Associated Press - Thursday, May 26, 2016

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota’s three-day oil expo and conference is wrapping up in Bismarck.

The Williston Basin Petroleum Conference and Expo closes Thursday at the Bismarck Event Center with an address by Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump.

More than 2,600 people attended the event. Organizers say more than 4,000 separate tickets have been sold for the Trump speech.

The theme of this year’s expo is “Bakken Forward,” featuring seminars and talks aimed at making it through depressed prices and a drop in drilling activity.

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