Enbridge

Enbridge Inc. has won a procedural round in its defense of the 540,000 b/d Line 5 after Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attempted to shut the Canadian oil conduit’s dual-pipe crossing of the Straits of Mackinac. U.S. District Court Judge Janet Neff of the Western District of Michian agreed with Enbridge that legal aspects of the…

Canadian midstream giant Enbridge Inc. is investing up to $100 million in the U.S. renewable natural gas (RNG) sector as part of its strategy to lower its carbon footprint. The company is partnering with Vanguard Renewables, a developer of farm-based anaerobic digestion facilities that convert food waste and dairy manure into RNG. The agreement announced…

Minnesota fossil fuel foes have lost an 11th-hour legal battle to halt Enbridge Inc.’s nearly complete Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project. The Minnesota Supreme Court declined without comment to hear an appeal to overturn the state approvals. The appeal was filed by the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, White Earth Band of Ojibwe,…

Enbridge Inc. won a court verdict Monday to defeat the third protest lawsuit since February that aimed to halt construction of the $2.6 billion Minnesota leg of its Line 3 oil pipe replacement project. “The project is on track to be in service in the fourth quarter of 2021,” said Enbridge after a three-judge Minnesota…

Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. is exiting the natural gas distribution business in Vermont and some of Quebec with the sale of its stakes in Noverco Inc.* The Calgary-based pipeline and utility conglomerate agreed to sell for C$1.14 billion ($912 million) its 38.9% share to Trencap LP. Trencap now has 100% of the company as it was…

TC Energy Corp. has secured second place, behind Enbridge Inc., in a pipeline race to gain prized high-volume traffic bound for liquefied natural gas exports (LNG) from the northern Pacific coast of British Columbia (BC). “Time is of the essence,” said TC subsidiary Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL) in a request for swift approval by…

The Canadian government on Tuesday invoked a 1977 treaty in a U.S. court to save Enbridge Inc.’s disputed Line 5 oil pipeline from a demand by Michigan’s top officials to shut down service on Wednesday. The 540,000 b/d system is scheduled to be shut down at the Straits of Mackinac crossing between Lake Michigan and…

Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. said Friday it was seeing an uptick in interest for crude and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the U.S. Gulf Coast amid an anticipated global economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. “Our solid regional footprint and premier North American integrated pipeline networks are ideally positioned to capitalize on these…

Alberta and Saskatchewan oil producers stand to gain committed customers, reliable tolls and shipping capacity growth from the hotly contested service overhaul proposal for their chief conduit to markets across Canada and the United States, according to Enbridge Inc. The Calgary pipeline conglomerate predicted the benefits in a 94-page response to industry furor ignited by…