Omaha, Nebraska — A carbon dioxide pipeline that would have crisscrossed our part of northwest Iowa has been canceled.
Officials with Navigator CO2 tell us the development of their pipeline project has been “challenging.” They say that given the “unpredictable nature of the regulatory and government processes involved, particularly in South Dakota and Iowa, the Company has decided to cancel its pipeline project.”
Matt Vining, CEO of Navigator CO2 says, “As good stewards of capital and responsible managers of people, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Heartland Greenway project. We are disappointed that we will not be able to provide services to our customers and thank them for their continued support.”
Vining continued, “I am proud that throughout this endeavor, our team maintained a collaborative, high integrity, and safety-first approach and we thank them for their tireless efforts. We also thank all the individuals, trade associations, labor organizations, landowners, and elected officials who supported us and carbon capture in the Midwest.”
Navigator’s pipelines would have entered our four-county area near Hartley from both the northeast and southeast, with one leg heading southwest toward the Sioux City area and into Nebraska, just missing the southwest corner of Sioux County and one heading northwest through Lyon County and into South Dakota.
The other company planning a carbon dioxide pipeline in the area had this to say about the news in a statement received shortly after Navigator’s announcement:
“Summit Carbon Solutions welcomes and is well-positioned to add additional plants and communities to our project footprint. We remain as committed to our project as the day we announced it. It’s not often you get the opportunity to positively impact an industry that touches every farmer and rural community across the Midwest. We have reached voluntary agreements along nearly 75% of our proposed route – we are pleased that the vast majority of landowners and farmers across the Midwest embrace the project. We look forward to building a generational asset that will create new markets for the ethanol industry and farmers.”
