CALGARY, ALBERTA and HOUSTON, TEXAS--(Marketwire - Nov. 28, 2007) - Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB)(NYSE:ENB) and Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:EEP) report that two Enbridge workers are missing due to an explosion and fire on an Enbridge Energy Partners' crude oil pipeline approximately three miles southeast of Enbridge's Clearbrook, Minnesota terminal. The explosion occurred today at approximately 3:45 p.m. CST. Enbridge will work with authorities to notify the families of the missing workers.
All Enbridge pipelines in the vicinity - Lines 1, 2, 3 and 4 -- were immediately shut down and isolated and Enbridge emergency crews were dispatched to the site.
Enbridge has notified and is working with the appropriate authorities and emergency officials. The cause of the explosion has not been determined.
There is no estimate at this time on the restart of the lines.
Enbridge Inc. (www.enbridge.com) is a leader in energy transportation and distribution in North America and internationally. As a transporter of energy, Enbridge operates, in Canada and the United States, the world's longest crude oil and liquids pipeline system. Enbridge also has international operations and a growing involvement in the natural gas transmission and midstream businesses. As a distributor of energy, Enbridge owns and operates Canada's largest natural gas distribution company, which provides distribution services in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and in New York State; and is developing a gas distribution system for the Province of New Brunswick. Enbridge is a Canadian company and its common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and on the New York Stock Exchange in the United States under the symbol ENB.
Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. owns the U.S. portion of the world's longest liquid petroleum pipeline and is active in natural gas gathering, treating, processing and transmission. Enbridge Energy Management, L.L.C. (NYSE:EEQ) manages the business and affairs of the Partnership and its sole asset is an approximate 14 percent interest in the Partnership. Enbridge Energy Company, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, is the general partner and holds an approximate 15 percent interest in the Partnership.
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Enbridge Inc.
Vern Yu
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Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P.
Tracy Barker
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