Enbridge’s short-term C$3.2 billion expansion program includes:
Canadian Mainline Pump Stations Upgrade (Line 67/Alberta Clipper Expansion): The expansion of Line 67 will add sufficient additional pumping horsepower to raise capacity by 120,000 barrels per day. The expected in-service date is mid-2014, with the expansion remaining subject to National Energy Board approval and approval by shippers, which could lead to even greater expansion and cost.
Line 79 Expansion: The installation of a new 35-mile, 20-inch pipeline twinning of the existing Enbridge Line 17 (Toledo pipeline) to add 80,000 bpd of capacity to the Enbridge mainline system. The line is expected to be available for service in early 2013 at a cost of C$200,000.
Line 9B Reversal: The second turnaround of the 240,000 bpd line between Westover, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec, carries a price tag of about C$100 million and is expected to start service in early 2014 to serve Quebec refineries. It complements a previously announced project to reverse Line 9A between Sarnia, Ontario, and Westover. Refineries have subscribed for sufficient capacity to secure access to crude oil from Western Canada and the Bakken region in North Dakota. Reversal of Line 9B needs NEB approval. An open season is under way to offer any additional shippers a chance to secure capacity online 9.
Lakehead System Expansion (Line 61 and Line 67): The expansion of the Lakehead System includes C$400 million of projects to expand capacity of the Lakehead mainline between its origin near Neche, N.D., to its growing terminal hub in Flanagan, Ill. The projects include expansion of the Alberta Clipper (Line 67) between the Canada-U.S. border and Superior, Wis., to 570,000 bpd from 450,000 bpd; expansion of the 42-inch Southern Access (Line 61) between Superior and Flanagan Terminal near Pontiac, Ill., to 560,000 bpd from 400,000 bpd.
—Gary Park
