Energy

Authorizing Enbridge Energy to Operate Pipeline at US-Canada Border

🇺🇸United States··presidential_document·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This permit allows Enbridge Energy to operate and maintain a pipeline for transporting crude oil and other petroleum products between the US and Canada at Pembina County, North Dakota. It impacts the company by requiring them to comply with safety regulations and obtain necessary permits, while also replacing a previous 2017 permit.

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Key Changes

  • Enables ongoing operation of pipeline facilities at US-Canada border
  • Requires compliance with safety and environmental regulations
  • Supersedes previous permit from 2017

Obligations

What this law requires

critical

Enbridge Energy must operate and maintain the Border facilities in compliance with applicable pipeline safety laws and regulations administered by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

pipeline operators
operational
high

Enbridge Energy must obtain requisite permits from relevant State and local governmental entities, and relevant Federal agencies.

pipeline operators
licensing
medium

Enbridge Energy must immediately communicate in writing any transfer of ownership or control of the Border facilities to the President or his designee.

pipeline operators
disclosure
high

Enbridge Energy must maintain the Border facilities and every part of them in a condition of good repair and in compliance with applicable law.

pipeline operators
operational
medium

Enbridge Energy must file sworn statements or reports relevant to the Border facilities, as required under U.S. laws or regulations.

pipeline operators
reporting

Affected Parties

Enbridge Energy, Limited PartnershipUS and Canadian regulatory agencies

Tags

pipeline,cross-border,energy infrastructure