Line 3 pipeline
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The Line 3 pipeline is an oil pipeline owned by the Canadian multinational Enbridge. Operating since 1968, it runs 1,031 miles (1,659 km) from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin, United States.
Line 3 Pipeline | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada United States |
From | Hardisty, Alberta |
To | Superior, Wisconsin |
General information | |
Type | Crude oil |
Owner | Enbridge |
Commissioned | 1968 |
Technical information | |
Length | 1,659 km (1,031 mi) |
Line 3 Replacement (Canada Segment) | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
General information | |
Type | Crude oil |
Status | Complete |
Commissioned | December 2019[1] |
Website | Canada segment |
Line 3 Replacement (U.S. Segment)[2] | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
General information | |
Type | Crude oil |
Status | Complete |
Construction started | December 2020 |
Commissioned | October 2021[3] |
Website | U.S. segment |
Concerns about the safety of the pipeline led Enbridge to reduce its capacity. Over its history, the pipeline has been the source of millions of gallons of oil spills, including a 1991 oil spill in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, that was the worst inland oil spill in U.S. history. In 2014 Enbridge proposed the construction of a new pipeline segment along a different route in Minnesota which would increase the volume of oil that could be transported.[4] The replacement pipeline has been completed in Canada,[5] Wisconsin,[6] North Dakota,[7] and Minnesota.[8] Permitting and construction of the new pipeline has been met with resistance from Native American communities and climate justice groups.[9] Despite protests, the expansion was operational by 1 October, 2021.[10]