BP spill heightens scrutiny of Enbridge pipeline outage

摘要

Houston-Enbridge anticipates delays with its repairs to Line 6B, as a result of the swampy conditions surrounding the damaged segment, but shippers said August 4 the line may be receiving heightened regulatory oversight after the Macondo spill. Shippers who attended an August 3 Enbridge meeting in Calgary said increased regulatory scrutiny, in light of the swampy conditions and a possible general change in regulatory sentiment following the BP Macondo spill in the Gulf of Mexico, is the main reason the pipeline repairs are taking longer than expected. The 190,000 b/d Line 6B was shut July 26 following a spill in Michigan.