<sod >Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) denying Energy Transfer Partners an extension of the pipeline under a Missouri River reservoir, seen by the company as a political delaying tactic by the Obama administration.< eod>< sod > Back in December protesters celebrated a decision by the US Army Corps of Engineers (Usace) denying Energy Transfer Partners an extension of the pipeline under a Missouri river reservoir, seen by the company as a political delaying tactic by the Obama administration.< eod>