Alberta-based Enbridge Inc. is pushing back hard against an Indigenous band’s efforts to shut down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa wants a federal judge in Wisconsin to order the pipeline closed, fearing a rupture on its territory due to spring flooding. But in new court documents,…
Enbridge Punches Back on Line 5 Challenge: ‘Nothing but Counter-Factual Speculation’
Canada ‘Extremely Concerned’ About Fate of Line 5 Pipeline in Wisconsin, Embassy Says
Canada is “extremely concerned” about the potential fate of the Line5 pipeline, emissaries warned Tuesday in advance of a Wisconsin court hearing that threatens to shut down what they call a vital cross-border oil and gas corridor. The warning from Canada’s embassy in Washington, D.C., comprised Ottawa’s first formal comments about the pipeline in months—a…
Judge Grants Motion by State of Michigan to Appeal Key Decision in Line 5 Dispute
The U.S. judge presiding over Michigan’s bid to shut down the Line 5 pipeline has agreed to let the state appeal a key ruling even though the case remains unresolved. District Court Judge Janet Neff has granted a motion from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, clearing the way for what’s known as an interlocutory appeal….
Line 5 Shutdown ‘Draconian,’ Both Sides Must Consider ‘Imperfect’ Alternatives: Judge
A judge in Wisconsin is ordering Enbridge Inc. and an Indigenous band to confer about “imperfect” alternatives to shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. District Court Judge William Conley calls the prospect of shutting off the line “draconian” and wants Enbridge and the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa to explore other…
Biden Energy Officials Grilled on Proposed Pipeline Regulation, Rumored Natural Gas Export Ban
January 21, 2022
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In a Jan. 19 hearing of the House Energy Subcommittee, representatives questioned two Biden administration appointees on U.S. pipeline infrastructure, energy prices, and a rumored ban on exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The hearing was occasioned by Subcommittee Chair Bobby Rush’s (D-Ill.) proposed legislation, H.R. 6084, the “Energy Product Reliability Act.” That measure would…
White House Says It Will Not Shut Down Line 5 Pipeline From Canada
The White House has no plans to shut down a disputed Great Lakes pipeline that brings some 500,000 barrels of crude oil from Canada into the U.S. each day, a spokeswoman said Nov. 9. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ordered the Line 5 pipeline to be shut down last year. She said the Calgary-based company that…
Planning for Canada-US Treaty Talks on Line 5 ‘Well Underway,’ Canada Says
Court documents filed by the federal government say planning is well underway for bilateral talks in the dispute over the Line 5 cross-border pipeline. A proposed motion filed last week in U.S. District Court in Michigan says the first formal negotiating session between the two countries will happen “shortly.” Canada decided last month to invoke…
Canada Invokes Pipeline Treaty With U.S. in Dispute Over Line 5 Pipeline
OTTAWA—Canada is formally invoking a 1977 pipeline treaty with the United States in a bid to prevent Michigan from turning off the taps to Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline. Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement Monday that the transit pipeline treaty “guarantees the uninterrupted transit of light crude oil and natural gas liquids…
On Eve of Deadline, Canada Makes Case in Court to Keep Line 5 Pipeline Running
WASHINGTON—Ottawa is stepping up its fight with Michigan over the fate of the Line 5 pipeline. The federal government filed court documents today to formally oppose Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to shut down the cross-border energy link. Whitmer has given Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. until Wednesday to shut down Line 5—a demand the company says it…
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