Enbridge shut its Line 55 Spearhead pipeline and adjacent Line 59 Flanagan South pipeline, following a crude oil release in waterway along Line 55 in Shelby County, Missouri

By Reuters

August 12, 2015

Enbridge shut its Line 55 Spearhead pipeline and adjacent Line 59 Flanagan South pipeline, following a crude oil release along Line 55 in Shelby County, Missouri, near Shelbina on Tuesday. 

 

About 16 to 20 gallons of crude spilled, based on initial estimates, into a nearby waterway that had minimal flow and the environmental impact is being determined, the company said, adding that no injuries have been reported due to the incident.

Energy industry intelligence company Genscape earlier reported the shutdown of flow on the company's Flanagan South pipeline, Reuters reported.

Both the 193,300 barrel per day Spearhead pipeline and the 600,000 bpd Flanagan South pipeline carry oil from Illinois to the storage hub of Cushing, Oklahoma.

These are two of the main conduits for Canadian heavy crude to reach the Gulf Coast. The closure of the lines means crude may get bottlenecked in Alberta, a factor that could potentially push the Canadian crude differential even wider.

Western Canada Select heavy blend crude for September delivery last traded at $19.80 per barrel below the West Texas Intermediate benchmark, according to Shorcan Energy brokers. That compares with a settlement price of $19.40 per barrel below WTI on Monday.

It was not immediately clear how long the pipelines would remain shut.


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Enbridge Liquids Pipelines

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Systems

Name	Length & Details	Location	Capacity	Ownership
Enbridge Pipelines (NW) Inc.	870 km (540 miles)	Norman Wells, Northwest Territories to Zama, Alberta	50,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc.
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Enbridge Regional Oil Sands System	1,265 km (787 miles)	Fort McMurray, Alta., region to Hardisty, Alta., and Edmonton	1.1 million bpd	Enbridge Inc.
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Enbridge Pipelines (Saskatchewan) Inc. (1)	2,463 km (1,530 miles)	Southeastern Saskatchewan and Southwestern Manitoba	364,500 bpd	Enbridge Income Fund
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Enbridge System (Canadian Mainline)	2,306 km (1,433 miles) *Mainline Configuration & Capacities	Edmonton, Alberta to Montreal, Quebec *Line ends at Gretna, MB and starts again in Sarnia, ON	2.62 million bpd (in combination with Lakehead System)	Enbridge Inc.
Click here to view or download a map detailing the western portion of Enbridge’s Canadian Mainline system Click here to view or download a map detailing the central portion of Enbridge’s Canadian Mainline system Click here to view or download a map detailing the eastern portion of Enbridge’s Canadian Mainline system
U.S. Mainline (Lakehead System)	1,900 miles (3,057 km) *Mainline Configuration & Capacities	Neche, North Dakota to Chicago, Illinois *Plus extension across the Niagara River into the Buffalo, New York area	2.62 million bpd (in combination with Canadian Mainline)	Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
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North Dakota Pipeline Company LLC	826 miles (1,321 km)	Plentywood, Montana to Clearbrook, Minnesota	355,000 bpd (210,000 bpd from Minot, N.D. to Clearbrook, Minn.; 145,000 bpd from Berthold, N.D. to Canada-U.S. border)	Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
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Spearhead System	650 miles (1,050 km)	Flanagan, Illinois to Cushing, Oklahoma	193,300 bpd	Enbridge Inc.
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Seaway Crude Pipeline System	500 miles (805 km)	Cushing, Oklahoma to Houston, Texas	400,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc. (50%)†
Seaway Loop Crude Pipeline System	500 miles (805 km)	Cushing, Oklahoma to Houston, Texas	450,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc. (50%)†
Seaway to Beaumont/Port Arthur Crude Pipeline System	100 miles (160 km)	Houston to Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas	750,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc. (50%)†

Pipelines

Name	Length	Start Point	End Point	Capacity	Ownership
Chicap Pipeline***	329 km (205 miles)	Patoka, Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	360,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc. (43.8%)
Frontier Pipeline*	465 km (289 miles)	Salt Lake City, Utah	Casper, Wyoming	62,200 bpd	Enbridge Inc. (77.8%)
Louisiana Liquids Pipeline	68 km (42.3 miles)	Chalmette, Louisiana (St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana)	Bayou Perot, Louisiana (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)	20,000 bpd	Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P
Mustang Pipeline**	345 km (215 miles)	Chicago, Illinois	Patoka, Illinois	100,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc. (30%)
Olympic Pipeline***	465 km (289 miles)	Blaine, Washington	Portland, Oregon	290,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc. (85%)
Ozark Pipeline (2)	700 km (435 miles)	Cushing, Oklahoma	Wood River, Illinois	215,000 bpd	Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P
Southern Lights Pipeline	2,556 km (1,588 miles)	Manhattan, Illinois	Edmonton, Alberta	180,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc.
Tinsley Pipeline	61 km (38 miles)	Tinsley, Mississippi (Yazoo County, Mississippi)	Mayersville, Mississippi (Issaquena County, Mississippi)	12,400 bpd	Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P
Toledo Pipeline	141 km (88 miles)	Stockbridge, Michigan	Oregon, Ohio	100,000 bpd	Enbridge Inc.

*Operated by Pacific Energy Partners L.P.
**Jointly operated by ExxonMobil
***Operated by BP
†Operated by Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
(1) Consists of the Saskatchewan Gathering, Westpur, Virden, and Weyburn Pipeline Systems
(2) Consists of the Ozark pipeline and storage terminals at Cushing, Oklahoma