Regulators in South Dakota, another state where Oklahoma oil and gas operators have extensive operations, rejected a construction permit this week for a carbon dioxide pipeline project. It came a month after North Dakota regulators did the same thing on a project offered by the same company.
Navigator CO2 Ventures proposed a 1,300-mile pipeline across South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois to carry the emissions from at least 20 industrial plants to be buried in Illinois.
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to deny the application for the company’s Heartland Greenway pipeline.
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The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to deny Navigator’s application for its Heartland Greenway pipeline. Chair Kristie Fiegen cited myriad reasons in her motion to deny, including the company’s lack of promptness and several objections to commission staff questions as well as struggles to notify landowners of routes and meetings. She detailed concerns related to safety, community growth, landowners and emergency responders, among other issues.