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=== Brief Description ===
  
 
* Line 3 is a 1,031 mile (1,660 kilometres), 34-inch diameter pipeline that has been in operation since 1968.  
 
* Line 3 is a 1,031 mile (1,660 kilometres), 34-inch diameter pipeline that has been in operation since 1968.  
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* The pipeline goes from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin, with 365 miles of pipeline is in the United States.
 
* It is one of six crude oil pipelines that make up the Enbridge mainline system.
 
* It is one of six crude oil pipelines that make up the Enbridge mainline system.
  
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* The $2.9-billion U.S. portion of the Line 3 Replacement Program, known as the Line 3 Replacement Project, consists of replacing existing 34-inch pipe with new 36-inch pipe for 13 miles in North Dakota, 337 miles in Minnesota, and 14 miles in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin portion was completed in 2018.
  
 
=== History ===
 
=== History ===
 
* 2014 - Enbridge announces $7 Billion replacement project
 
* 2014 - Enbridge announces $7 Billion replacement project
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* 2020 - Permits given for Minnesota leg of replacement project
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* 2021 - Replacement project completed
  
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# [[EIA Liquids Pipeline Projects 2021-2025]]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4993 Enbridge to Undertake $7 Billion Mainline Replacement Program]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4993 Enbridge to Undertake $7 Billion Mainline Replacement Program]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5263 Enbridge Finalizes $7.5 Billion Mainline Replacement Program Cost Estimate; Issues CDN$400 Million of Common Equity]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5263 Enbridge Finalizes $7.5 Billion Mainline Replacement Program Cost Estimate; Issues CDN$400 Million of Common Equity]
 
# [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2020/11/enbridge-line-3-replacement-project.html Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project Receives MPCA Approvals and Remaining DNR Permits]
 
# [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2020/11/enbridge-line-3-replacement-project.html Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project Receives MPCA Approvals and Remaining DNR Permits]
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# [https://www.enbridge.com/projects-and-infrastructure/public-awareness/minnesota-projects Line 3 Replacement Project (U.S.)]
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 27 September 2023

Summary Information

  • Source: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Destination: Superior, Wisconsin, USA
  • Ownership: Enbridge
  • Website: http://www.enbridge.com/
  • Length: 1,031 mile (1,660 kilometres)
  • Capacity: barrels of oil per day
  • Crude Type:

Brief Description

  • Line 3 is a 1,031 mile (1,660 kilometres), 34-inch diameter pipeline that has been in operation since 1968.
  • The pipeline goes from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin, with 365 miles of pipeline is in the United States.
  • It is one of six crude oil pipelines that make up the Enbridge mainline system.

Pipeline Status

  • The $2.9-billion U.S. portion of the Line 3 Replacement Program, known as the Line 3 Replacement Project, consists of replacing existing 34-inch pipe with new 36-inch pipe for 13 miles in North Dakota, 337 miles in Minnesota, and 14 miles in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin portion was completed in 2018.

History

  • 2014 - Enbridge announces $7 Billion replacement project
  • 2020 - Permits given for Minnesota leg of replacement project
  • 2021 - Replacement project completed

Other Information

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Links

  1. EIA Liquids Pipeline Projects 2021-2025
  2. Enbridge to Undertake $7 Billion Mainline Replacement Program
  3. Enbridge Finalizes $7.5 Billion Mainline Replacement Program Cost Estimate; Issues CDN$400 Million of Common Equity
  4. Enbridge Line 3 Replacement Project Receives MPCA Approvals and Remaining DNR Permits
  5. Line 3 Replacement Project (U.S.)