Enbridge Inc.’s plan to contract space on its Mainline oil pipeline system is drawing the ire of producers who argue the new system will give too much power to Midwest refiners.
August 28, 2019pipeline
Government, Business, Fuel 
Graffiti reading "Respect The Sea, No Oil" is seen on a bridge in Massett, British Columbia, Canada. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg News)
Enbridge Pipeline Contracts Seen Putting Power in Refiner Hands
Graffiti reading "Respect The Sea, No Oil" is seen on a bridge in Massett, British Columbia, Canada. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg News) Government, Business, Fuel 
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Pipelines Add Room on ‘Unrelenting’ Demand for Canada’s Oil
Simon Dawson/Bloomberg NewsU.S. refiners want more Canadian oil, and pipeline companies are finding ways to get it to them. Companies are adding space to their congested oil export pipelines from Canada even as plans for bigger expansions and new lines face delays.
August 2, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel 
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Canadian Oil Rally May Falter Amid Pipeline Delay, Deloitte Says
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg NewsThe stubborn, sharp rise in Canadian heavy crude prices finally may falter later this year, when swelling output overwhelms a pipeline system that will be lacking a key project producers had counted on, according to Deloitte.
April 3, 2019 Government, Business, Fuel 
Work being done one the Dakota Access Pipeline in S.D. (Tom Stromme/Associated Press)
North Dakota Pipeline Company Gauges Interest in Expanding Oil Volume
Work being done one the Dakota Access Pipeline in S.D. (Tom Stromme/Associated Press)BISMARCK, N.D. — The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline is gauging shippers’ interest in a possible expansion of the volume of crude oil moved through the pipeline from 500,000 barrels to 570,000 barrels per day, despite ongoing tribal efforts to shut the pipeline down.
October 22, 2018 Government, Business, Fuel 
Mackinac Bridge that spans the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City, Mich. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)
Michigan, Canadian Pipeline Company Reach Agreement
Mackinac Bridge that spans the Straits of Mackinac from Mackinaw City, Mich. (Carlos Osorio/Associated Press)TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge have agreed to replace twin 65-year-old crude oil pipes in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes with another that would run through a tunnel far below the lake bed.
October 3, 2018 Government, Business, Fuel 
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States to Receive $49 Million in Pipeline Safety Grants
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News More than $49 million in grants will be distributed to states for safety inspections, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration announced July 1.
July 5, 2016 Government, Business, Fuel 
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Senate Clears Pipeline Safety Bill
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News The Senate on June 13 cleared a bill that would direct federal regulators to implement a series of pipeline safety mandates.
June 14, 2016 Government, Business, Fuel
Pipeline Safety Reform Passes House
Legislation aimed at reforming pipeline safety programs easily passed the U.S. House of Representatives on June 8, setting up a vote in the Senate as early as this month.
June 9, 2016 Government, Business, Fuel
House Passes Bill Aimed at Advancing Keystone XL Pipeline
The House passed a bill that would take the permitting authority for the Keystone XL Pipeline away from President Obama.
May 24, 2013 Business, Fuel
Administration Nixes Keystone XL Pipeline, But Alternate Plan Seen Moving Forward
President Obama has denied a permit for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, but investors, public officials and analysts said the project is likely to move forward on an alternate route, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
January 19, 2012