MARSHALL, MICHIGAN--(Marketwire - Aug. 2, 2010) - On behalf of the Unified Command, the Environmental Protection Agency officials, along with agencies participating in the Unified Command, will hold a media briefing regarding the Unified Command's ongoing response to the Enbridge oil spill in Michigan's Kalamazoo River.
Enbridge will brief the media immediately following the government briefing in the same location and on the same conference line.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will brief the media following Enbridge in the same location and on the same conference line.
For members of the media who need to call-in, please dial:
Date: August 2, 2010
Location: Marshall High School Cafeteria, 701 N. Marshall, Marshall, Mich.
Time: 1 p.m. Mountain / 2 p.m. Central / 3 p.m. Eastern
Credentials: A media badge is now required to enter the daily press briefings. Reporters and photographers already badged should proceed directly to the Auditorium; all others will be escorted to the Unified Command building to receive a photo badge.
Enbridge has been advised by the Michigan Department of Emergency Management that there is a band camp operating at the High School through the early part of the week. Media may not interact with the students at risk of losing credentials.
Dial-in: Toll-free at 1-866-383-7989 (North America)/ passcode 63136867
(please dial-in 15 minutes prior to call). International callers can dial-in to: 1-617-597-5328.
Conference Call replay information: A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call by dialing 1-888-286-8010. International callers, please call 1-617-801-6888. Passcode for both: 41857241.
Enbridge has launched a website to provide updates and further information about the Company's response to the leak on the 6B pipeline near Marshall, Michigan. The URL for the website is response.enbridgeus.com.
On Monday, July 26, a 30-inch pipeline belonging to Enbridge Energy Partners LP burst in Marshall, Mich., releasing an estimated 819,000 gallons of crude oil into Talmadge Creek, a waterway that feeds the Kalamazoo River. The spill has affected up to 25 miles of the Kalamazoo River. The spill site, located between Marshall and Battle Creek, includes marshlands, residential areas, farmland and businesses.
The Kalamazoo River is a fast-moving river and EPA's and the Unified Command's focus right now is on preventing oil from affecting sensitive shorelines.
EPA has the role of Federal On-Scene Coordinator for this incident.
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (www.enbridgepartners.com) owns and operates a diversified portfolio of crude oil and natural gas transportation systems in the United States, including the Enbridge North Dakota System. Its principal crude oil system is the largest transporter of growing oil production from western Canada. The system's deliveries to refining centers and connected carriers in the United States account for approximately 12 per cent of total U.S. oil imports; while deliveries to Ontario, Canada satisfy approximately 60 per cent of refinery demand in that region. EEP's natural gas gathering, treating, processing and transmission assets, which are principally located onshore in the active U.S. Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast area, deliver approximately 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily.
For more information please contact:
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
Toll Free Media Line 888-992-0997