Enbridge Line 3 Oil Pipeline

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.)