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'''Enbridge Inc.''' is a 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|url-status=live|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. Between 2012 and 2021, Enbridge transported over 32 billion barrels of crude oil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enbridge Quick Facts |url=https://www.enbridge.com/media-center/enbridge-quick-facts |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=www.enbridge.com |language=en}}</ref>

Enbridge has built several [[renewable energy]] projects in North America and Europe including [[Wind power|wind]], [[Solar power|solar]], [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]], and [[Geothermal power|geothermal]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Renewable energy |url=https://www.enbridge.com/about-us/renewable-energy |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=www.enbridge.com |language=en}}</ref> and has proposed a net zero greenhouse gas emission target for 2050.<ref name=":11" /> Enbridge is ranked 144th on the 2022 [[Forbes Global 2000]], and 418th on the 2022 [[Fortune Global 500]] List.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enbridge {{!}} 2021 Global 500 |url=https://fortune.com/company/enbridge/global500/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=CONTRERAS" |first="ANDREA MURPHY"," ISABEL |title=The Global 2000 2022 |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/global2000/ |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> 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 [[Stop Line 3 protests|Stop line 3 protests]].