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System Profile & Statistics

	Enbridge Pipelines Inc. operates the world's longest and most sophisticated crude oil and petroleum products pipeline system - the Enbridge System in Canada and the Lakehead System (owned by Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.) in the United States.

Pipeline System History

Enbridge Pipelines Inc. was originally incorporated as Interprovincial Pipe Line (IPL) shortly after the discovery of oil at Leduc #1 in 1947. The original pipeline was built to carry oil from the Leduc, Alberta oil fields to Regina, Saskatchewan, and the line was quickly extended from Regina to Superior, Wisconsin. Construction of the main pipeline from Edmonton to Superior began in November 1949. On October 4, 1950, the system was in full operation. The first oil reached Superior on December 5, 1950. In 1953, the pipeline was extended from Superior to Sarnia, Ontario.
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Pipeline System Statistics

• There are some 13 500 kilometres (8,500 miles) of pipeline in Enbridge's liquids systems.
• Approximately two-thirds of Canada's crude oil from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is transported through the Enbridge mainline system.
• Pipeline system diameters range from 12 to 48 inches.
• The system has more than 530 active pumping units with one million kilowatts of installed power.
• More than 75 unique commodity types are transported, with service provided to more than 60 different shippers.
• Enbridge Pipelines has more than 1,200 employees

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