Officials with Enbridge ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange. (L-R) Enbridge's Blaine Melnyk and Al Monaco, NYSE's Richard Grasso, Enbridge CEO Patrick Daniel and chairman Donald Taylor, NYSE VP Dorothy A. Carey, Sr. and …
Updated: Wednesday, 28 Jul 2010, 12:12 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010, 5:56 PM EDT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Canada-based Enbridge Energy is a major player in moving crude oil and natural gas from Canada into and through the United States.
The company has more than 8,000 miles of oil pipelines which bring in a reported 11% of all the crude refined in the US. There have been a few problems.
In January, there was an Enbridge leak of about 126,000 gallons in North Dakota, and two spills in Wisconsin in 2007.
Enbridge pipelines have sprung a dozen leaks in Michigan since 2003, according to the federal agency that regulates pipelines. But those leaks were small compared to the Marshall spill, spilling a total of just less than 33,000 gallons of crude.
Nationally, Enbridge does not appear to be a discipline problem for regulators. Of the 1700 actions completed by regulators against all pipeline companies in the country in the last nine years, Enbridge companies accounted for only 14.
The three refineries that supply most of Michigan's gasoline don't get their crude from the pipeline that leaked. So, according to the Michigan Public Service Commission, there will be no impact on gasoline availability in the state.
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