diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-ds-platform-utils.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-ds-platform-utils.yaml
index f620ff8..4a7031f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-ds-platform-utils.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-ds-platform-utils.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Publish DS Projen
+name: Publish DS Platform Utils
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for version tagging
+          fetch-depth: 0 # Fetch all history for version tagging
 
       - name: Set up uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-glob: "${{ github.workspace }}/uv.lock"
 
       - name: Run pre-commit hooks
-        run: SKIP=no-commit-to-branch uv run poe lint  # using poethepoet needs to be setup before using poe lint
+        run: SKIP=no-commit-to-branch uv run poe lint # using poethepoet needs to be setup before using poe lint
 
   build-wheel:
     name: Build Wheel
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0f163f4..4ba58fd 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "ds-platform-utils"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.3.0"
 description = "Utility library for Pattern Data Science."
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
diff --git a/src/ds_platform_utils/_snowflake/run_query.py b/src/ds_platform_utils/_snowflake/run_query.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b6b517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ds_platform_utils/_snowflake/run_query.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""Shared Snowflake utility functions."""
+
+import warnings
+from typing import Iterable, Optional
+
+from snowflake.connector import SnowflakeConnection
+from snowflake.connector.cursor import SnowflakeCursor
+from snowflake.connector.errors import ProgrammingError
+
+
+def _execute_sql(conn: SnowflakeConnection, sql: str) -> Optional[SnowflakeCursor]:
+    """Execute SQL statement(s) using Snowflake's ``connection.execute_string()`` and return the *last* resulting cursor.
+
+    Snowflake's ``execute_string`` allows a single string containing multiple SQL
+    statements (separated by semicolons) to be executed at once. Unlike
+    ``cursor.execute()``, which handles exactly one statement and returns a single
+    cursor object, ``execute_string`` returns a **list of cursors**—one cursor for each
+    individual SQL statement in the batch.
+
+    :param conn: Snowflake connection object
+    :param sql: SQL query or batch of semicolon-delimited SQL statements
+    :return: The cursor corresponding to the last executed statement, or None if no
+             statements were executed or if the SQL contains only whitespace/comments
+    """
+    if not sql.strip():
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        cursors: Iterable[SnowflakeCursor] = conn.execute_string(sql.strip())
+
+        if cursors is None:
+            return None
+
+        *_, last = cursors
+        return last
+    except ProgrammingError as e:
+        if "Empty SQL statement" in str(e):
+            # raise a warning and return None
+            warnings.warn("Empty SQL statement encountered; returning None.", category=UserWarning, stacklevel=2)
+            return None
+        raise
diff --git a/src/ds_platform_utils/_snowflake/write_audit_publish.py b/src/ds_platform_utils/_snowflake/write_audit_publish.py
index 6475bed..5ae6046 100644
--- a/src/ds_platform_utils/_snowflake/write_audit_publish.py
+++ b/src/ds_platform_utils/_snowflake/write_audit_publish.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from jinja2 import DebugUndefined, Template
 from snowflake.connector.cursor import SnowflakeCursor
 
+from ds_platform_utils._snowflake.run_query import _execute_sql
 from ds_platform_utils.metaflow._consts import NON_PROD_SCHEMA, PROD_SCHEMA
 
 
@@ -200,8 +201,8 @@ def run_query(query: str, cursor: Optional[SnowflakeCursor] = None) -> None:
         print(f"Would execute query:\n{query}")
         return
 
-    # Count statements so we can tell Snowflake exactly how many to expect
-    cursor.execute(query, num_statements=0)  # 0 means any number of statements
+    # run the query using _execute_sql utility which handles multiple statements via execute_string
+    _execute_sql(cursor.connection, query)
     cursor.connection.commit()
 
 
@@ -216,7 +217,10 @@ def run_audit_query(query: str, cursor: Optional[SnowflakeCursor] = None) -> dic
     if cursor is None:
         return {"mock_result": True}
 
-    cursor.execute(query)
+    cursor = _execute_sql(cursor.connection, query)
+    if cursor is None:
+        return {}
+
     result = cursor.fetchone()
     if not result:
         return {}
@@ -243,11 +247,17 @@ def fetch_table_preview(
     if not cursor:
         return [{"mock_col": "mock_val"}]
 
-    cursor.execute(f"""
+    cursor = _execute_sql(
+        cursor.connection,
+        f"""
         SELECT *
         FROM {database}.{schema}.{table_name}
         LIMIT {n_rows};
-    """)
+        """,
+    )
+    if cursor is None:
+        return []
+
     columns = [col[0] for col in cursor.description]
     rows = cursor.fetchall()
     return [dict(zip(columns, row)) for row in rows]
diff --git a/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/get_snowflake_connection.py b/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/get_snowflake_connection.py
index 8eaeba1..926393f 100644
--- a/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/get_snowflake_connection.py
+++ b/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/get_snowflake_connection.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 from metaflow import Snowflake, current
 from snowflake.connector import SnowflakeConnection
 
+from ds_platform_utils._snowflake.run_query import _execute_sql
+
 ####################
 # --- Metaflow --- #
 ####################
@@ -41,7 +43,12 @@ def get_snowflake_connection(
     In metaflow, each step is a separate Python process, so the connection will automatically be
     closed at the end of any steps that use this singleton.
     """
-    return _create_snowflake_connection(use_utc=use_utc, query_tag=current.project_name)
+    if current and hasattr(current, "project_name"):
+        query_tag = current.project_name
+    else:
+        query_tag = None
+
+    return _create_snowflake_connection(use_utc=use_utc, query_tag=query_tag)
 
 
 #####################
@@ -66,11 +73,10 @@ def _create_snowflake_connection(
     if query_tag:
         queries.append(f"ALTER SESSION SET QUERY_TAG = '{query_tag}';")
 
-    # Execute all queries in single batch
-    with conn.cursor() as cursor:
-        sql = "\n".join(queries)
-        _debug_print_query(sql)
-        cursor.execute(sql, num_statements=0)
+    # Merge into single SQL batch
+    sql = "\n".join(queries)
+    _debug_print_query(sql)
+    _execute_sql(conn, sql)
 
     return conn
 
diff --git a/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/pandas.py b/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/pandas.py
index 743d48d..d89c0ec 100644
--- a/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/pandas.py
+++ b/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/pandas.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 from snowflake.connector import SnowflakeConnection
 from snowflake.connector.pandas_tools import write_pandas
 
+from ds_platform_utils._snowflake.run_query import _execute_sql
 from ds_platform_utils.metaflow._consts import NON_PROD_SCHEMA, PROD_SCHEMA
 from ds_platform_utils.metaflow.get_snowflake_connection import _debug_print_query, get_snowflake_connection
 from ds_platform_utils.metaflow.write_audit_publish import (
@@ -111,15 +112,14 @@ def publish_pandas(  # noqa: PLR0913 (too many arguments)
 
     # set warehouse
     if warehouse is not None:
-        with conn.cursor() as cur:
-            cur.execute(f"USE WAREHOUSE {warehouse};")
+        _execute_sql(conn, f"USE WAREHOUSE {warehouse};")
 
-            # set query tag for cost tracking in select.dev
-            # REASON: because write_pandas() doesn't allow modifying the SQL query to add SQL comments in it directly,
-            # so we set a session query tag instead.
-            tags = get_select_dev_query_tags()
-            query_tag_str = json.dumps(tags)
-            cur.execute(f"ALTER SESSION SET QUERY_TAG = '{query_tag_str}';")
+        # set query tag for cost tracking in select.dev
+        # REASON: because write_pandas() doesn't allow modifying the SQL query to add SQL comments in it directly,
+        # so we set a session query tag instead.
+        tags = get_select_dev_query_tags()
+        query_tag_str = json.dumps(tags)
+        _execute_sql(conn, f"ALTER SESSION SET QUERY_TAG = '{query_tag_str}';")
 
     # https://docs.snowflake.com/en/developer-guide/snowpark/reference/python/latest/snowpark/api/snowflake.snowpark.Session.write_pandas
     write_pandas(
@@ -198,16 +198,20 @@ def query_pandas_from_snowflake(
     current.card.append(Markdown(f"```sql\n{query}\n```"))
 
     conn: SnowflakeConnection = get_snowflake_connection(use_utc)
-    with conn.cursor() as cur:
-        if warehouse is not None:
-            cur.execute(f"USE WAREHOUSE {warehouse};")
+    if warehouse is not None:
+        _execute_sql(conn, f"USE WAREHOUSE {warehouse};")
 
+    cursor_result = _execute_sql(conn, query)
+    if cursor_result is None:
+        # No statements to execute, return empty DataFrame
+        df = pd.DataFrame()
+    else:
         # force_return_table=True -- returns a Pyarrow Table always even if the result is empty
-        result: pyarrow.Table = cur.execute(query).fetch_arrow_all(force_return_table=True)
-
+        result: pyarrow.Table = cursor_result.fetch_arrow_all(force_return_table=True)
         df = result.to_pandas()
         df.columns = df.columns.str.lower()
 
-        current.card.append(Markdown("### Query Result"))
-        current.card.append(Table.from_dataframe(df.head()))
-        return df
+    current.card.append(Markdown("### Query Result"))
+    current.card.append(Table.from_dataframe(df.head()))
+
+    return df
diff --git a/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/write_audit_publish.py b/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/write_audit_publish.py
index 04423a6..4672a64 100644
--- a/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/write_audit_publish.py
+++ b/src/ds_platform_utils/metaflow/write_audit_publish.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from metaflow.cards import Artifact, Markdown, Table
 from snowflake.connector.cursor import SnowflakeCursor
 
+from ds_platform_utils._snowflake.run_query import _execute_sql
 from ds_platform_utils.metaflow.get_snowflake_connection import get_snowflake_connection
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ def get_select_dev_query_tags() -> Dict[str, str]:
             stacklevel=2,
         )
 
-    def extract(prefix: str, default: str = "unknown") -> str:
+    def _extract(prefix: str, default: str = "unknown") -> str:
         for tag in fetched_tags:
             if tag.startswith(prefix + ":"):
                 return tag.split(":", 1)[1]
@@ -106,19 +107,19 @@ def extract(prefix: str, default: str = "unknown") -> str:
     # most of these will be unknown if no tags are set on the flow
     # (most likely for the flow runs which are triggered manually locally)
     return {
-        "app": extract(
+        "app": _extract(
             "ds.domain"
         ),  # first tag after 'app:', is the domain of the flow, fetched from current tags of the flow
-        "workload_id": extract(
+        "workload_id": _extract(
             "ds.project"
         ),  # second tag after 'workload_id:', is the project of the flow which it belongs to
-        "flow_name": current.flow_name,  # name of the metaflow flow
+        "flow_name": current.flow_name,
         "project": current.project_name,  # Project name from the @project decorator, lets us
         # identify the flow’s project without relying on user tags (added via --tag).
         "step_name": current.step_name,  # name of the current step
         "run_id": current.run_id,  # run_id: unique id of the current run
         "user": current.username,  # username of user who triggered the run (argo-workflows if its a deployed flow)
-        "domain": extract("ds.domain"),  # business unit (domain) of the flow, same as app
+        "domain": _extract("ds.domain"),  # business unit (domain) of the flow, same as app
         "namespace": current.namespace,  # namespace of the flow
         "perimeter": str(os.environ.get("OB_CURRENT_PERIMETER") or os.environ.get("OBP_PERIMETER")),
         "is_production": str(
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ def publish(  # noqa: PLR0913, D417
 
     with conn.cursor() as cur:
         if warehouse is not None:
-            cur.execute(f"USE WAREHOUSE {warehouse}")
+            _execute_sql(conn, f"USE WAREHOUSE {warehouse}")
 
         last_op_was_write = False
         for operation in write_audit_publish(
@@ -334,20 +335,28 @@ def fetch_table_preview(
     :param table_name: Table name
     :param cursor: Snowflake cursor
     """
-    cursor.execute(f"""
-        SELECT *
-        FROM {database}.{schema}.{table_name}
-        LIMIT {n_rows};
-    """)
-    columns = [col[0] for col in cursor.description]
-    rows = cursor.fetchall()
-
-    # Create header row plus data rows
-    table_rows = [[Artifact(col) for col in columns]]  # Header row
-    for row in rows:
-        table_rows.append([Artifact(val) for val in row])  # Data rows
-
-    return [
-        Markdown(f"### Table Preview: ({database}.{schema}.{table_name})"),
-        Table(table_rows),
-    ]
+    if cursor is None:
+        return []
+    else:
+        result_cursor = _execute_sql(
+            cursor.connection,
+            f"""
+            SELECT *
+            FROM {database}.{schema}.{table_name}
+            LIMIT {n_rows};
+            """,
+        )
+        if result_cursor is None:
+            return []
+        columns = [col[0] for col in result_cursor.description]
+        rows = result_cursor.fetchall()
+
+        # Create header row plus data rows
+        table_rows = [[Artifact(col) for col in columns]]  # Header row
+        for row in rows:
+            table_rows.append([Artifact(val) for val in row])  # Data rows
+
+        return [
+            Markdown(f"### Table Preview: ({database}.{schema}.{table_name})"),
+            Table(table_rows),
+        ]
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/snowflake/test__execute_sql.py b/tests/unit_tests/snowflake/test__execute_sql.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4816841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/snowflake/test__execute_sql.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""Functional test for _execute_sql."""
+
+from typing import Generator
+
+import pytest
+from snowflake.connector import SnowflakeConnection
+
+from ds_platform_utils._snowflake.run_query import _execute_sql
+from ds_platform_utils.metaflow.get_snowflake_connection import get_snowflake_connection
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def snowflake_conn() -> Generator[SnowflakeConnection, None, None]:
+    """Get a Snowflake connection for testing."""
+    yield get_snowflake_connection(use_utc=True)
+
+
+def test_execute_sql_empty_string(snowflake_conn):
+    """Empty string returns None."""
+    cursor = _execute_sql(snowflake_conn, "")
+    assert cursor is None
+
+
+def test_execute_sql_whitespace_only(snowflake_conn):
+    """Whitespace-only string returns None."""
+    cursor = _execute_sql(snowflake_conn, "   \n\t  ")
+    assert cursor is None
+
+
+def test_execute_sql_only_semicolons(snowflake_conn):
+    """String with only semicolons returns None and raises warning."""
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="Empty SQL statement encountered"):
+        cursor = _execute_sql(snowflake_conn, "   ;   ;")
+    assert cursor is None
+
+
+def test_execute_sql_only_comments(snowflake_conn):
+    """String with only comments returns None and raises warning."""
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="Empty SQL statement encountered"):
+        cursor = _execute_sql(snowflake_conn, "/* only comments */")
+    assert cursor is None
+
+
+def test_execute_sql_single_statement(snowflake_conn):
+    """Single statement returns cursor with expected result."""
+    cursor = _execute_sql(snowflake_conn, "SELECT 1 AS x;")
+    assert cursor is not None
+    rows = cursor.fetchall()
+    assert len(rows) == 1
+    assert rows[0][0] == 1
+
+
+def test_execute_sql_multi_statement(snowflake_conn):
+    """Multi-statement returns cursor for last statement only."""
+    cursor = _execute_sql(snowflake_conn, "SELECT 1 AS x; SELECT 2 AS x;")
+    assert cursor is not None
+    rows = cursor.fetchall()
+    assert len(rows) == 1
+    assert rows[0][0] == 2  # Last statement result
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index de6dc7f..c2d957a 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ds-platform-utils"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.3.0"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "jinja2" },