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'''Enbridge Inc.''' is a Canadian multinational [[pipeline transport|pipeline]] and energy company headquartered in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada. Enbridge owns and operates pipelines throughout Canada and the United States, transporting crude oil, natural gas, and [[natural gas liquids]], and also generates [[renewable energy]]. [[Enbridge Pipeline System|Enbridge's pipeline system]] is the longest in North America and the largest oil export pipeline network in the world.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-11-21 |title=Enbridge rations Canada pipeline space, adding to oil headwinds - BNN Bloomberg |url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/enbridge-rations-canada-pipeline-space-adding-to-oil-headwinds-1.1849354 |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=BNN Bloomberg}}</ref> Its crude oil system consists of 28,661 kilometres (17,809 miles) of pipelines.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Enbridge|title=Crude oil and liquids pipelines|url=https://www.enbridge.com/about-us/liquids-pipelines|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Enbridge}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Enbridge's liquids pipelines network |url=https://www.enbridge.com/About-Us/Liquids-Pipelines |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=www.enbridge.com |language=en}}</ref> Its 38,300 kilometre (23,800 mile) natural gas pipeline system connects multiple Canadian provinces, several US states, and the Gulf of Mexico.<ref name=":9" /> The company was formed by [[Imperial Oil]] in 1949 as the Interprovincial Pipe Line Company Limited to transport Alberta oil to refineries. Over time, it has grown through acquisition of other existing pipeline companies and the expansion of their projects.
Enbridge has been responsible for several oil spills, including a spill on [[Line 3 pipeline|Line 3]], which was the [[Line 3 oil spill|largest inland oil spill in the US]]. Opposition to Enbridge projects has resulted in several popular uprisings, most notably the [[Dakota Access Pipeline protests]], and the [[
==History==
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|Fécamp Offshore
|497 MW
|71 Turbines
|Fécamp, France
|Operational
|May 2024
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|Cowboy Solar & Battery Storage
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|TBD
|Wyoming, United States
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In September, 2023, in a trial flawed by numerous protocol breaches on the part of the prosecution and local authorities,<ref>{{cite news | title=US pipeline protester has 'no regrets' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/02/mylene-vialard-us-pipeline-protester-convicted }}</ref> Mylene Vialard was found guilty of felony obstruction. According to the article, Vialard was among more than a thousand arrests by Minnesota law enforcement – which along with other agencies received at least $8.6m in payments from Enbridge.
In 2024, the film ''Bad River'' was released. The film documented Enbridge's trespassing on the Bad River reservation with Line 5 and the local community's struggle to get the pipeline removed. It also covered how Enbridge attempted to influence the Bad River tribal elections.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Bad River' documentary about Wisconsin tribe's struggle for rights premieres Friday |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2024/03/14/bad-river-documentary-shows-wisconsin-tribes-struggle-for-rights/72944038007/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Controversy, legal fights over Line 5 pipeline keep it in the news. We break the issues down. |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2024/03/14/as-enbridges-line-5-keeps-making-news-we-break-down-the-issues/72931020007/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Technology and innovation ==
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== Leadership ==
!Chairman of the Board▼
▲!President
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David G. Waldon, 1977–1978<br>▼
Robert K. Heule, 1985–1989<br>▼
[[Richard Haskayne|Richard F. Haskayne]], 1989–1991<br>▼
H. Gordon MacNeill, 1991–1996<br>▼
Donald J. Taylor, 1996–2005<br>▼
David A. Arledge, 2005–2017<br>▼
Gregory L. Ebel, 2017–▼
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Dr Oliver B. Hopkins, 1949–1951<br>
Thomas S. Johnston, 1951–1967<br>
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Albert Monaco, 2012–2023<br>
Gregory L. Ebel, 2023–
▲David G. Waldon, 1977–1978<br>
▲Robert K. Heule, 1985–1989<br>
▲[[Richard Haskayne|Richard F. Haskayne]], 1989–1991<br>
▲H. Gordon MacNeill, 1991–1996<br>
▲Donald J. Taylor, 1996–2005<br>
▲David A. Arledge, 2005–2017<br>
▲Gregory L. Ebel, 2017–
==See also==
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*[[Enbridge Pipelines]]
*[[Nautilus Pipeline]]
*{{section link|Scott Pruitt|Housing arrangements}}
==References==
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