Enterprise (NYSE:EPD) & Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline

The bottleneck at the Cushing storage hub where Crude Oil inventories had reached historic highs, but on Thursday, Enterprise & Enbridge announced completion of the reversal of the Seaway pipeline, setting the stage for Crude Oil to flow from the storage hub to the Gulf Coast refining hub. At that time, the companies also indicated they would start shipping Crude Oil on this weekend.

Enterprise & Enbridge controls the pipeline through a 50/50 J-V agreement, said the pipeline will have an initial capacity of 150,000 BPD. Capacity will expand to 400,000 BPD in Q-1 of Y 2013.

The 2 companies announced the reversal project in November 2011 after Enbridge bought ConocoPhillips's (NYSE:COP) 50% stake in the pipeline for $1.1-B.

Paul A. Ebeling, Jnr.

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