U.S. Army Corpsâ new stream crossing rules could hurt oil/gas pipes -analysts
By Syndicated Content
Jan 6, 2021 8:08 PM
(Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finalized revisions to its Nationwide Permits, a program for utility stream crossings that has been criticized by environmentalists, which analysts say could cause problems for oil and natural gas pipelines.
In recent years, state governments, Native American tribes and environmental groups have successfully challenged the Army Corps' use of the Nationwide Permit Program to stop construction of several big oil and gas pipelines.
Those projects include TC Energy Corp's Keystone XL crude pipe and Equitrans Midstream Corp's Mountain Valley gas pipe.