Alberta Clipper (Line 67), US portion
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Alberta Clipper (Line 67), US portion is a crude oil pipeline in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, operated by Enbridge. Construction began in 2009 and the line entered service in 2010.[1]
| Alberta Clipper (Line 67), US portion | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Alberta Clipper, Line 67 |
| General information | |
| Commodity | Crude oil |
| Operator | Enbridge |
| States | North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin |
| Construction started | 2009 |
| In service | 2010 |
| Contractors | |
| Technical information | |
| Pipe size | 36" |
| Welding | Mechanized[4] |
| On ProvenHand | |
| Hands listed | 0 |
Alberta Clipper (Line 67), US portion is a crude oil pipeline in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, operated by Enbridge. Construction began in 2009 and the line entered service in 2010.[1]
Contractorsedit
| Contractor | Work | Scope | Spread | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Pipeline[3] | 206 miles in Minnesota (2009) | |||
| Michels[1] | Two spreads: 112 km in ND/MN and 107 km Snake River to Clearbrook, MN | |||
| U.S. Pipeline[1] | Member of the Global Pipeline Partners JV (with Michels and Precision) | |||
| Hoover Construction Company[5][6] | Rock drilling and blasting | Pipeline rock drilling and blasting, Minnesota and Wisconsin | 1 January 2009 | |
| U.S. Pipeline, Inc.[7] | Prime | 87 miles of dual 20-inch and 36-inch in Minnesota | 1 January 2009 | |
| U.S. Pipeline, Inc.[8] | Prime | Member of Global Pipeline Partners, the three-contractor partnership (with Michels Corp. and Precision Pipeline LLC) that began building the 326-mile, 36-inch U.S. segment in August 2009; completion expected mid-2010 | from 1 August 2009 | |
| U.S. Pipeline, Inc.[9] | Prime | Member of Global Pipeline Partners, the three-contractor partnership (with Michels Corp. and Precision Pipeline) doing the U.S. construction; projected completion early 2010 | from 1 August 2009 | |
| Michels Pipeline Construction, Inc.[4] | Prime | Spread 1: 69.7 miles of 36-inch in northern North Dakota and Minnesota, Serimax automatic welding; 95 road crossings and 25 open-cut water crossings | Spread 1 | 20 August 2009 – 1 April 2010 |
| Michels Pipeline Construction, Inc.[4] | Prime | Spread 2: 67 miles of 36-inch from the Snake River to Clearbrook, MN | Spread 2 | from 21 August 2009 |
| Michels Pipeline, Inc.[10] | Pipeline construction (role not stated) | Listed on the firm's 2014 pipeline page (as Michels Pipeline Construction) among five of the largest pipeline projects it had recently worked on; role and years not stated | ||
| Precision Pipeline, LLC[3] | Prime | 206 miles of 36-inch and 20-inch, Minnesota | until 1 January 2009 | |
| Michels Directional Crossings[11] | HDD and bore | HDD crossings for the 36-inch Alberta Clipper from Neche, ND toward Superior: 47,600 ft of 36-inch pipe in crossings of 1,300 to 5,200 ft (33 crossings together with Southern Lights) |
Spreads
| Spread | Prime contractor | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Spread 1[4] | Michels Pipeline Construction, Inc. | 20 August 2009 – 1 April 2010 |
| Spread 2[4] | Michels Pipeline Construction, Inc. | from 21 August 2009 |
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Referencesedit
- offshore-technology.com
- sec.gov · d10k.htm
- “All Projects - Precision Pipeline, LLC | Infrastructure and Utility Pipeline Contractor”. Precision Pipeline, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Challenges Of Overlapping Construction On 3 Major Pipeline Projects”. Underground Construction. May 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- “2009 Alberta Clipper (Minnesota) – Hoover Construction”. Hoover Construction Company. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “2009 Alberta Clipper (Wisconsin) – Hoover Construction”. Hoover Construction Company. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Recent Projects table, 2000-2010 (archive 2011-12-07)”. U.S. Pipeline, Inc. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- “Canadian Line Gets U.S. Pass”. Engineering News-Record. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- “Alberta Clipper pipeline construction under way in North Dakota, Minnesota”. Grand Forks Herald. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
- “Pipeline: Mainline (Michels Pipeline Construction)”. Michels Corporation. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “20 Large-Diameter Crossings”. Trenchless Technology. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
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