Tidbits
North Dakota utility regulators granted approval on Friday for a span of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cross five Midwestern states. The state’s Public Service Commission voted unanimously to approve a siting permit for Summit Carbon Solutions’ modified, 333-mile route in North Dakota. The company’s proposed $8 billion, 2,500-mile pipeline system would carry tons of CO2 emissions from 57 ethanol plants in five states for storage deep underground in North Dakota.
North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Interior Secretary, has touted his state’s underground CO2 storage potential as a “geologic jackpot.”
Canada’s Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ordered the striking workers at the Port of Montreal and Vancouver to return to work yesterday morning. The Montreal union said their members would comply. The British Columbia port workers’ union said it would file a legal challenge to the orders.
Raboresearch, a division of Dutch multinational financial institution Rabobank, unveiled its Fall Harvest Outlook on 13 November. Raboresearch sees Canadian canola acres for 2025-26 at 22.24 million, while all wheat acres would be at 26.69 million. However, the combined acreage for canola and wheat would be a small decline from 2024-25 despite nearing historic highs.