Enbridge Approves Us$1.4 Billion Project To Boost Canadian Oil Flows To U.s. Refiners

Canadian pipeline usability Enbridge connected Friday approved a US$1.4 cardinal description of its Mainline and Flanagan South pipelines, utilized to carrier Canadian dense crude from nan lipid sands to nan U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast.

The task adds further capacity and broadens entree to American-based refineries, improving nan travel of lipid sands crude to awesome export outlets.

The finance comes arsenic Enbridge attempts to equilibrium liquids maturation pinch its push into earthy state utilities and low-carbon fuels.

Enbridge said Mainline Optimization Phase 1 (MLO1) will adhd 150,000 barrels per time to its Mainline web and 100,000 bpd to nan Flanagan South Pipeline (FSP), pinch nan further capacity expected to travel online successful 2027.

“MLO1 adds capital-efficient and timely egress from Canada, supporting accumulation maturation and improving connectivity to nan champion refining markets successful North America,” said Colin Gruending, Enbridge’s president of liquids pipelines.

The company’s Mainline pipeline, which is tin of moving 3 cardinal barrels per time of crude from Western Canada to Eastern Canada and nan U.S. Midwest, shipped a grounds 3.1 cardinal bpd on
average successful nan 3rd 4th of 2025.

MLO1 will summation Mainline capacity done upstream optimizations and terminal upgrades, while Enbridge will besides adhd pump stations and grow terminal capacity connected its Flanagan South pipelines.

The description is supported by semipermanent take-or-pay contracts for nan full way from Edmonton to Houston.