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TransCanada eyes eastern markets for LNG — awaits regulatory OK By Karen Graham Calgary - TransCanada Corp. is asking federal regulators for permission to sign new long-term supply contracts to ship gas from Western Canada through existing pipelines to eastern markets, including Atlantic Canada.

Pipeline explosion in British Columbia forces evacuations By Karen Graham The RCMP has confirmed that there has been a pipeline explosion in the vicinity of Prince George, British Columbia near Landooz Road. As many as 70 people have been evacuated from the Shelley First Nation reserve north of Prince George as a precaution.

Enbridge to buy all public equity of Spectra Energy By Karen Graham Calgary - Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to acquire the outstanding public units in Spectra Energy Partners LP it doesn't already hold in a transaction valued at C$4.3 billion.

Enbridge sells Canadian natural gas assets to Brookfield By Karen Graham Calgary - Enbridge announced on Wednesday it has entered into definitive agreements to sell its Canadian natural gas gathering and processing business to Brookfield Infrastructure and its partners for $4.31-billion.

Op-Ed: Trump gives approval for Enbridge's cross-border pipeline By Karen Graham The U.S. State Department issued a Presidential Permit on October 16 for a three-mile stretch of Enbridge Inc.'s Line 67 crude oil pipeline, which will enable the company to nearly double its capacity on the cross-border conduit, after years of regulatory

Spills on Enbridge's old Line 5 pipeline tops one million gallons By Karen Graham An aging oil and gas pipeline passing through an environmentally sensitive stretch of the Great Lakes has had at least 29 leaks in its 64-year-old history, spilling more than one million gallons of oil and gas, according to a report released this week.

Canada's Enbridge cutting 1,000 employees after Spectra merger By Karen Graham Houston - Enbridge Inc has announced it is cutting 1,000 jobs or six percent of its workforce in Houston, Texas, and Canada following the takeover of Houston-based Spectra Energy earlier this year.

Protesters demand Enbridge's 64-year-old pipeline 5 be shut down By Karen Graham Enbridge Energy Partners officials faced a rowdy crowd at the Michigan pipeline safety advisory board meeting on Monday, as they tried to defend their 64-year-old Line 5 pipeline running under the Straits of Mackinac.

Decision on Line 3 and Northern Gateway pipelines delayed By Karen Graham Today was the deadline for the Canadian government to decide on whether Enbridge's Northern Gateway and Line 3 replacement pipelines would move ahead. But the fate of the projects has been delayed, says the Energy Minister.

Enbridge to spend C$7 billion to replace pipeline to U.S By Reuters Canada's No.

Enbridge pipeline joins Keystone XL in wait for U.S. permit By Reuters A second Canadian pipeline project to the United States is now facing delays as operator Enbridge Inc <ENB.TO> awaits a U.S.

Op-Ed: Ecojustice lawyer Barry Robinson on Joint Review Panel outcome Special By Grace C. Visconti Calgary - This is an Interview with Ecojustice lawyer Barry Robinson about the Joint Review Panel outcome and more. Barry acted as legal counsel to three environmental groups in the Joint Review Panel hearings into the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

Canadian regulators OK pipeline through native lands amid protest By Justin King Toronto - A regulatory panel recommended the government approve pipeline construction through lands held by native peoples. Canada’s three-person panel said the potential $6.5 billion revenue outweighed environmental concerns and native property rights.

Joint Review Panel urges approval of Northern Gateway pipeline By Grace C. Visconti Calgary - Today, the long awaited Joint Review Panel released a lengthy report recommending approval of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline but with 209 conditions. Environmental groups vow to stop it for the sake of our climate, land and water.

Environmentalists renew civil disobedience to stop pipeline By Justin King The Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands (MI-CATS) began a campaign designed to disrupt the expansion of Enbridge’s tar sands pipeline in July. Monday, activists staged a “tree sit” in the area under construction.

Enbridge to build $1.3 billion oil sands pipeline extension By Jordan Howell Canadian pipeline company Enbridge announced plans to build a US $1.3 billion southern extension to its Northern Alberta Woodland oil pipeline to connect the company’s Cheecham Terminal to its Edmonton Terminal and nearby refineries.

B.C. rejects the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project By Grace C. Visconti Calgary - The B.C. Liberal government rejected the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project shortly after they were elected to office. The project was fraught with conflict, and analysis of evidence for this pipeline approval was thorough and relentless.

Alberta and B.C. fight over Northern Gateway pipeline intensifies By Grace C. Visconti Calgary - The battle between Alberta and British Columbia over the Northern Gateway pipeline project intensifies and continues with no sign of it letting up as Premiers Alison Redford and Christy Clark have a ‘frosty’ meeting in Calgary, Alberta.

Petition against Enbridge for misleading tar sands pipeline ads By Anne Sewell Oil and gas giant Enbridge is fighting to build a 700 mile tar sands pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia coast, despite massive public opposition. In their ads promoting the pipeline, they have removed islands from the map.

Op-Ed: U.S. report of 2010 spill missing at Northern Gateway hearings By Ken Hanly Victoria - A scathing report by the U.S. National Transportation Board into the 2010 Enbridge oil spill into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan has not been included as evidence in the company's assessment of the risks associated with the pipeline.

Canada’s Northern Gateway opponents say ‘It’s going to be war’ By Lynn Herrmann Edmonton - A battle continues intensifying over Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline which would transport Alberta tar sands oil to the Pacific coast of British Columbia, with opponents of the project noting “it’s going to be war.”

Huge BC rally in Prince Rupert protests Northern Gateway pipeline By Lynn Herrmann Prince Rupert - A huge rally took to the streets on Saturday in British Columbia’s Prince Rupert, opposing Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline which would transport Alberta tar sands to Kitimat, primary access point along the province’s northwest coast.

Greenpeace activists occupy Enbridge office in Vancouver By Stephanie Dearing Vancouver - An unknown number of Greenpeace activists have taken over Enbridge's office in Vancouver following an oil spill in Michigan from an Enbridge pipeline Monday.

Enbridge behind controversial grassroots group By Jan Rose Pipeline giant Enbridge of Calgary, Alberta, admits that is footing the bill for a northern advocacy group in British Columbia to generate community support for its proposed $4.5 billion pipeline project.

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