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National Energy Board receives application from Enbridge for Alberta Clipper Project

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07/19
For immediate release
31 May 2007

CALGARY - The National Energy Board received an application on 30 May 2007 from Enbridge Pipelines Inc. for the construction and operation of the Alberta Clipper Pipeline project, a proposed new 1,607 km oil pipeline extending from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin.

The National Energy Board will announce procedures for dealing with this application at a later date.

The Canadian portion of the proposed project would entail:

The construction of approximately 1,074 km of new 914 mm (36 inch) outside diametre pipeline between Enbridge's Hardisty Terminal and the Canada - United States border near Gretna, Manitoba;
The construction of receipt tankage, pumping units and other terminalling facilities at Hardisty; and
The construction of new pump units between Hardisty and Gretna. Except for a new pump unit near Regina, Saskatchewan, these new pump units would be located at existing Enbridge pump station facilities.

It is expected that no more than 22.5 km of new right-of-way that is not alongside and contiguous with an existing right-of-way would be required for the project near the areas of Milden, Regina, and Kipling, Saskatchewan and Morden, Manitoba.

The NEB is seeking public input on the draft scope of the environmental assessment for the proposed Alberta Clipper Pipeline Project. The draft scoping document describes the scope of the federal environmental assessment for the Project. Once the scope is finalized, the relevant federal agencies and departments will ensure that the environmental assessment is conducted in accordance with the document. The draft document is based on a preliminary project description filed by Enbridge Pipelines Inc. on 24 October 2006.

The NEB received comments from Enbridge, various provincial government departments and other responsible and federal authorities under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The NEB revised the draft scope based on the comments received and is now seeking public comment.

A copy of the draft scope is available from the NEB's website (www.neb-one.gc.ca) under the section Public Registries, Enbridge Pipelines Inc., Alberta Clipper Pipeline Project or you can request a copy from the Acting Secretary of the NEB at the address below.

Comments on the draft scope must be made in writing and sent to the Acting Secretary of the NEB by mail or fax:

Mr. David Young
Acting Secretary
National Energy Board
444 - Seventh Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0X8
Fax: 403-292-5503 or 1-877-288-8803

Written comments will also be accepted electronically when filed from the NEB website (Submit documents electronically). The deadline for submitting comments is 15 June 2007.

The NEB is an independent federal agency that regulates several parts of Canada's energy industry. Its purpose is to promote safety and security, environmental protection, and efficient energy infrastructure and markets in the Canadian public interest, within the mandate set by Parliament in the regulation of pipelines, energy development and trade.

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For further information:

Kristen Higgins
Communications Officer
National Energy Board
E-mail: kristen.higgins@neb-one.gc.ca
Telephone: 403-299-3122
Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265
Telecopier: 403-292-5503
Telecopier (toll free): 1-877-288-8803
TTY (Teletype): 1-800-632-1663

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