Enbridge Line 5

The Canadian government has rescued Enbridge Inc.’s 540,000 b/d oil Line 5 from a Wisconsin tribe’s lawsuit by invoking its 1977 Pipeline Transit Treaty with the United States, a U.S. court has confirmed. U.S. District Court Judge William Conley of the Western District of Wisconsin on Thursday rejected a demand by the Lake Superior Chippewa…

The Canadian government has invoked an international treaty with the United States to avoid a possible distribution of Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 oil pipeline in the latest chapter of a tribal suit against the company. Federal Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly activated the 1977 Pipeline Transit Treaty to enforce the treaty’s ban against agencies in…

As a federal review begins, a new chapter has been added to the marathon Michigan state scrutiny of the contested $500-million tunnel plan for the Straits of Mackinac crossing by Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5. “The record in this case is reopened to receive testimony, exhibits, and rebuttal,” the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) said in…

The environmental fight over Enbridge Inc.’s dual-pipe oil Line 5 across Michigan escalated Monday into the first-ever use of a 44-year-old energy traffic treaty between Canada and the United States. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau announced that a formal request has been made to save the 540,000 b/d conduit with a dispute resolution and…