Cold Lake Pipeline System

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Summary Information

* West Leg: 240 kilometres (145 miles) 
* South Leg: 415 kilometres (260 miles)
  • Capacity:
* West Leg: 200,000 barrels of oil per day 
* South Leg: 235,000 barrels of oil per day 
  • Crude Type: Heavy Oil Sands Crude

+++ The Route

  • The Cold Lake Pipeline System consists principally of twolegs: the west leg running about 240 kilometres (145 miles) from Cold Lake to Edmonton and the south leg running about 415 kilometres (260 miles) from Cold Lake to Hardisty.
  • It transports oil from the [[[Cold Lake Oil Sands Project]]] & [[[Foster Creek Oil Sands Project]]]

+++ Pipeline Status

  • In operation

+++ History

  • 2002 - Encana disposes of the pipeline to Inter Pipeline Fund
  • 2015 - Expansion project completed


+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

  1. Oil Sands Transportation - Inter Pipeline Fund
  2. EnCana plans disposition of two major crude oil pipeline systems
  3. Inter Pipeline Announces Completion of Cold Lake and Polaris Pipeline Expansion Projects