Enbridge:Line 3 replacement likely won’t be in service until second half of 2020
CALGARY — A pipeline that Alberta has been counting on to ease the bottleneck in moving its crude oil to foreign markets won’t be in service for at least another year, according to its owners.
Enbridge Inc. says in a news release that the timeline for construction of the Line 3 replacement likely won’t see the pipeline operational until the second half of 2020.
Just two weeks ago, the Calgary-based company expressed confidence that the project would be in service by the end of this year.
But Enbridge now says it is revising its construction schedule, following information provided by the State of Minnesota on Friday about its timeline for granting remaining environmental permits.