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Oil Refinery Permit Upheld by Judge
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February 14, 2012
Pierre, South Dakota: A permit allowing a proposed 10 billion dollar oil refinery to be built in southeastern South Dakota has been upheld by circuit court judge Mark Barnett.[1]
Despite opponents arguing that the permit was flawed because the environmental study that was completed was not thorough enough, nor the permit requirements being rigid enough to control pollution, Judge Mark Barnett ruled that the state Board of Minerals and Environment did not make a single mistake in issuing an air quality permit to Hyperion Resources. Hyperion Resources's proposed oil refinery will be the first new oil refinery built since 1976.[2]
Judge Barnett also upheld the decision to extend the deadline to March 2013 for the starting construction on the project. Once the refinery is completed, it is expected to process over 400,00 barrels of Canadian tar sands crude oil each day into diesel, low-sulfur gasoline, jet fuel, as well as liquid petroleum gas.[2]
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