Updated 11:31 am PDT, Thursday, October 4, 2018 A protester is suspended at the top of a tepee erected outside Wells Fargo in downtown Minneapolis Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, during a protest against Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 replacement crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. less A protester is suspended at the top of a tepee erected outside Wells Fargo in downtown Minneapolis Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, during a protest against Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 replacement crude oil ... more Photo: Jeff Baenen, AP A protester is suspended at the top of a tepee erected outside Wells Fargo in downtown Minneapolis Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, during a protest against Enbridge Energy's planned Line 3 replacement crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota. less A protester is suspended at the top of a tepee erected outside Wells Fargo in downtown Minneapolis Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, during a protest against … [Read more...] about Opponents of Enbridge oil pipeline protest in Minneapolis
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APNewsBreak: Michigan, company reach oil pipeline deal
John Flesher, Ap Environmental Writer Updated 8:09 am PDT, Wednesday, October 3, 2018 FILE - In this July 6, 2017, file photo, Lauren Sargent, takes part in a protest before the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline public information session in Holt, Mich. Officials tell The Associated Press that Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge have reached a deal on replacing 65-year-old twin pipelines in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. An announcement was scheduled for Wednesday Oct. 3, 2018. Officials tell the AP the agreement calls for shutting down the Line 5 pipes in the Straits of Mackinac connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan. (Cory Morse/The Grand Rapids Press via AP File) less FILE - In this July 6, 2017, file photo, Lauren Sargent, takes part in a protest before the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline public information session in Holt, Mich. Officials tell The Associated Press that Michigan ... more … [Read more...] about APNewsBreak: Michigan, company reach oil pipeline deal
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters to host hearing on Line 5 oil pipeline
Keith Matheny Detroit Free Press Published 10:00 p.m. UTC Aug 15, 2018 How to prevent an economic and environmental disaster from a Line 5 oil pipeline spill in the Straits of Mackinac — and how to improve response should that unthinkable scenario ever occur — will be discussed at a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee field hearing in Traverse City on Monday, convened by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich. The hearing is slated to feature testimony from Howard Elliot, administrator of the federal Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the federal agency that regulates pipeline operations nationwide; Rear Admiral Joanna Nunan, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard district that includes the Great Lakes, and other speakers. Officials with Canadian oil transport giant Enbridge, which operates Line 5, are also slated to participate. The Line 5 pipeline carries up to 23 million gallons per day of crude oil and liquid natural gas through … [Read more...] about U.S. Sen. Gary Peters to host hearing on Line 5 oil pipeline
West Texas oil pipeline constraints may last into 2020
By Rye Druzin Published 4:07 pm CDT, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Photo: Magellan Midstream Partners Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 The massive BridgeTex Pipeline was completed in 2014 and terminates in east Houston. The pipeline - owned by Magellan Midstream and Plains All American Pipeline - carries Permian Basin crude oil from Colorado City to Houston. The pipeline was expanded to 400,000 barrels a day of capacity this year and the owners are currently weighing an additional expansion to 440,000 barrels daily. less The massive BridgeTex Pipeline was completed in 2014 and terminates in east Houston. The pipeline - owned by Magellan Midstream and Plains All American Pipeline - carries Permian Basin crude oil from Colorado ... more Photo: Magellan Midstream Partners West Texas oil pipeline constraints may last into 2020 … [Read more...] about West Texas oil pipeline constraints may last into 2020
Wells Fargo: Permian oil pipeline constraints may last into 2020
Rye Druzin, Staff Writer Published 9:39 am CDT, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 Photo: Lilis Energy Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 A drilling rig sits in the Delaware Basin portion of West Texas on acreage produced by Lilis Energy, which moved its headquarters to Houston in June. A drilling rig sits in the Delaware Basin portion of West Texas on acreage produced by Lilis Energy, which moved its headquarters to Houston in June. Photo: Lilis Energy Wells Fargo: Permian oil pipeline constraints may last into 2020 1 / 1 Back to Gallery Oil pipeline constraints out of the most prolific oil and gas field in the U.S. may continue through early 2020, according to a new analysis by Wells Fargo. The report, which analyzes infrastructure needs at eight petroleum and gas regions and commodity hubs, said the update is due … [Read more...] about Wells Fargo: Permian oil pipeline constraints may last into 2020