Liquids Pipelines Customer Handbook
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Enbridge Pipelines Inc. 200, 425 – 1st Street S.W. 2020 Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3L8 Telephone: 403-231-3900 enbridge.com/customerhandbook Liquids Pipelines Customer Handbook Enbridge Liquids Pipelines Customer Handbook February 2020 How to reach us c How to reach us d Table of Contents 1 President’s Message 2 Meeting the Needs of Our Customers 4 North American Supply Projection 6 The Enbridge Mainline 6 Mainline System Capacity 7 Recent Expansions 10 System Optimization 11 Mainline Tolls 12 Oil Sands Infrastructure 12 Existing 13 Development 14 Market Access 14 Eastern Access 15 Southern Access Extension 16 Spearhead Pipeline 18 U.S. Gulf Coast Access 20 Express/Platte 21 Bakken Infrastructure 22 Non-Regulated Contract Terminals 25 Diluent Access 26 Pipeline System Configuration 27 Oil Sands Regional System Configuration 28 Maps • Commodity Movement Map • Athabasca Major Pipelines • Major Canadian and U.S. Forward-looking Information Crude Oil Pipelines and Refineries This booklet includes references to forward-looking information. Although Enbridge believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, based on the information available on the date such statements are made, they are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes. Life Takes Energy The Energy You Count On, 1 the Reliability You Expect At Enbridge, we exist to help fuel the further mainline optimizations, and of course Vern Yu our largest project, the US portion of the Line quality of life for millions of people across President, 3 Replacement project. The expansion of the Liquids Pipelines, Dakota Access Pipeline and completion of the Gray Oak Pipeline will provide North America. We are North America’s Enbridge Inc. incremental egress capacity out of the premier energy infrastructure company, Bakken and Permian basins, respectively. connecting supply with growing markets Enbridge’s liquids system is the largest Looking forward, our efforts are focused on network of crude oil pipelines and terminals expansion opportunities that increase our through our liquids pipelines, natural gas in North America. Our integrated system footprint, with the goal of extending our pipelines, and utilities and power businesses. connects producers to key markets and integrated value chain through to the Gulf refiners to critical feedstock through a safe Coast infrastructure and export market. and reliable pipeline operation at These projects include a Seaway pipeline competitive rates. expansion and development of the Enbridge Enbridge transports about 20% of the Utilties and Power Houston Oil Terminal, which will facilitate natural gas consumed in the U.S. and Enbridge’s natural gas utility is the largest in The Mainline System, a complex network of interconnection between Seaway and the about 25% of the crude oil produced in North America by volume, distributing more parallel pipelines moving multiple Gulf Coast refineries as well as to existing North America. We operate North America’s than 2.5 Bcf/d of natural gas and serving commodities, is directly connected to the and planned export facilities. With respect to third-largest natural gas utility by consumer about 3.8 million residential, commercial, U.S. Midwest and Eastern Canada, which the latter, we recently announced a plan to count; we were an early investor in renewable institutional and industrial customers in has been our historical core market. Over the partner with Enterprise in the development energy, and have a growing offshore Ontario and Quebec. years, we've extended our system further of the SPOT project, which is a deep-water wind portfolio. Our renewable energy portfolio includes south to connect to the Cushing and Patoka VLCC loading project just south of Houston. wind, solar, geothermal and waste heat markets as well as the important U.S Gulf Liquids Pipelines recovery facilities. These projects, either Coast market and export infrastructure in the We are focused on ensuring our customers Enbridge operates the world’s longest and operating or under construction, have the region. Due to this complexity and continue to have attractive market access most complex crude oil and liquids capacity to generate nearly 2,000 unparalleled connectivity to several premium options while also listening to our diverse transportation system—with approximately megawatts (MW) net of zero-emission markets we can optimize throughput and customer base as we progress a new 17,000 miles (27,400 kilometers) of active energy, and meet the electricity needs of accommodate the changing needs in the contract tolling arrangement for the Mainline. crude pipeline across North America—and nearly 900,000 homes. market, which provides a unique competitive In addition to toll stability and certainty to delivers more than 3 million barrels of crude advantage for our customers. We continue serve refining markets, there is strong oil and liquids, safely and reliably, every day. Enbridge was named to the Thomson to deliver on low-cost, high impact demand from our customers to align Mainline Reuters Top 100 Global Energy Leaders in opportunities to provide additional pipeline capacity with their refinery, production or Natural Gas Pipelines 2018; we were selected to Bloomberg’s egress for our diverse customer base. downstream pipeline contracts on a Enbridge’s gas transmission and midstream 2020 Gender Equality Index; and we have long-term basis with priority access. With recent mainline optimizations and pipelines cover about 24,500 miles (39,400 been ranked among the Best 50 Corporate bringing Line 3 Canada into service, we can Just as our customer service is a critical pillar km) in 31 U.S. states, five Canadian provinces Citizens in Canada for 16 years running, now further enhance our mainline to our competitive position, so too is our and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. We through 2018. throughput, which is good for our customers commitment to safety and operational transport more than 19 billion cubic feet per Enbridge Inc. is headquartered in Calgary, – but more importantly it improves the safety reliability. We’re leaders in driving research day (Bcf/d) of natural gas through an array of Canada. We have a workforce of about and reliability of our pipeline network. and innovation that continue to enhance the long-haul pipelines, and have about 438 13,600 people, primarily in Canada and the Over the next year, we have several market safety and operability of our system. billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas storage United States. Enbridge (ENB) is traded on access options coming into service, capacity across North America. the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. including Express pipeline expansion, Sincerely, Meeting the Needs 2 3 of Our Customers Providing safe and reliable solutions for our customers is our foundation. For nearly 70 years, Enbridge has grown superior service. As we progress on our from a single pipeline to the largest, longest Line 3 Replacement U.S. Program and and most complex petroleum pipeline Seaway Expansion, we are committed to system in the world, delivering over 3 million stakeholder engagement and timely project barrels per day (bpd) to markets in Canada completion. Even beyond these capacity and the United States. Our relationship with expansions, we continue to believe that the our customers remains one of our top low-cost, staged options to expand our priorities and we continue to deliver solutions Mainline capacity through highly executable that meet customers' needs and drive solutions with reduced regulatory growth in our Liquids Pipelines business. requirements will provide opportunity for us Our assets and expertise are well positioned to bring significant value to our customers. to provide value to customers by delivering Enbridge remains committed to finding infrastructure projects near supply basins, creative solutions for providing highly increasing available Mainline capacity and competitive transportation options to improving on market access to meet the premium markets in North America, while growing needs of the industry. also focusing on creating competitive alternatives for our customers to access We are listening to the needs of our international markets. customers and looking ahead to anticipate market demands with the objective of In all the years of change and growth, one providing transportation solutions that are certainty has remained: delivering safe and cost effective, efficient and timely. With six reliable solutions for our customers is our separate lines connecting Western Canada foundation. Enbridge is committed to to the United States and further to Eastern providing increased optionality for our Canada, we offer our customers economy, customers while continuing to deliver the flexibility, reliability, safety and innovation in exceptional service our customers have delivering their products to market. come to expect from us. Our focus is to continue optimizing our expansive network of assets to provide customers with additional capacity and North American 4 North American 5 Supply Projection Supply Projection (continued) Global supply outpaced demand for the first large storage builds and, correspondingly, The U.S. Geological Survey has estimated Incremental pipeline capacity from the half of 2019 until volatility with U.S. sanctions significant price discounting. This led the that the Bakken and Three Forks deposits in region supported continued development. against Iran and Venezuela along with government of Alberta to adopt two policies: eastern Montana and