The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday, Oct. 24, edition that Enbridge says it should not
be required to install shut-off
valves at every major water
crossing of its Line 9 oil pipeline
because it has a smarter way to
minimize potential leaks from
the line.
The Globe's Shawn McCarthy writes that Enbridge wants to get its project back
on track by convincing the National Energy Board
that it essentially meets a
requirement to ensure the pipeline
can be quickly shut down
to prevent spills.
Enbridge had been hoping to
start its Line 9 reversal this fall
in order to ship Western Canadian
crude through Ontario to
refineries in Quebec. The NEB, however, put on the
brakes two weeks ago when it
demanded the company identify
all major waterways along the
route, and explain why it had
not installed valves on both
banks of each one, as the board
had required when it conditionally
approved the project last
spring.
In its response filed Thursday,
Enbridge noted that the regulations
do not specify how far
from the banks the valve must
be, and insisted that in using
modern engineering techniques
with a number of remote-control
shut-off valves, it had "met
or exceeded" the rule.
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