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Sulphur resident urges officials to reconsider CO2 pipeline route after nearby Denbury leak
Summary
A Sulphur resident told the council a proposed CO2 pipeline would run close to homes, schools and churches and raised safety concerns, citing a Denbury CO2 leak north of Sulphur on April 3, 2024; the comment urged routing changes and offered a petition to stop the project.
A Sulphur resident urged city officials to oppose or seek relocation of a proposed underground CO2 pipeline that would run through neighborhoods in Calcasieu Parish and near hundreds of homes, churches, schools and businesses.
Danny Depetta of 5098 Bonin, Sulphur, told the council the proposed project by Low Carbon Logistics / CCS Transport LLC poses significant safety and environmental risks and that pipelines carrying carbon dioxide under pressure can rupture and cause hazardous leaks. Depetta cited a recent Denbury CO2 pipeline incident north of Sulphur on April 3, 2024, and characterized that event as highlighting gaps in emergency response and monitoring. He urged decision makers to "reconsider this pipeline's route and prioritize the lives and safety of Sulphur and all its residents" and offered a petition for those who want to halt the proposed pipeline.
No administration response or formal council action on the pipeline was recorded in the meeting minutes; public comment closed following Depetta's remarks and the meeting adjourned. The concern remains a matter for regional permitting authorities and the pipeline applicant, which Depetta named on the record.
