据世界石油网站8月15日报道 一条连接加拿大油砂和美国市场的关键管道最早可能在下个月开始运输原油。
Enbridge从阿尔伯塔省到威斯康星州的3号线输油管道最快将于9月15日开始运营，这将缓解加拿大油砂生产商的压力，因为他们无法获得有限的出口管道。根据一份发给托运人的通知，新的760万桶/日管道取代了容量较小的旧管线，距离完工只有30-60天。
加拿大油砂生产商多年来一直面临着出口管道短缺的问题，因为建设新管道的项目面临法院和监管机构越来越多的审查。美国总统拜登上任第一天就撤销了TC 能源Keystone XL项目的许可证，该项目将有助于增加加拿大向美国墨西哥湾沿岸的原油运输量。
一位发言人在电子邮件声明中表示：“Enbridge已经向加拿大能源监管机构和联邦能源监管委员会申请了3号线更换的通行费附加费，最早可能在9月15日生效，一旦所有必要的施工和调试活动完成，将在线路投入使用前不久提交进一步的文件，以指定具体的投入使用日期。”
NE2集团数据显示，在早些时候价差缩小至每桶12.60美元后，加拿大西部重质精选原油9月份交货价格在卡尔加里时间下午2:48对基准西德克萨斯中质原油的折扣保持不变，为每桶13美元。
这条管道将是近年来加拿大和美国之间建立的第一个新的跨境出口项目。该管道计划投入运营，油砂产量将超过加拿大西部现有线路的产能，迫使一些公司通过铁路运输原油。
3号线项目遭到了一些环境和土著团体的强烈反对，他们在今年夏天沿着施工路线举行了抗议活动。Enbridge花了数年的时间在法庭上和监管方面进行斗争，以建造这条线路。另一条在建的出口管道为不列颠哥伦比亚跨山扩建，计划最早在2022年投入使用。
Enbridge股价周五在多伦多几乎没有变动，为49.06加元。
王磊 摘译自 世界石油
原文如下：
First new oil sands pipeline in years may start exports to U.S. next month
A key pipeline linking Canada’s oil sands to U.S. markets could start shipping crude as early as next month.
Enbridge Inc.’s Line 3 oil pipeline from Alberta to Wisconsin could start operating as soon as Sept. 15, bringing relief to Canadian oil sands producers who have had limited access to export pipelines. The new 760,0000 barrel-a-day conduit that replaces an older align="justify"> Canada’s oil sands producers have struggled for years with a shortage of export pipelines as projects to build new align="justify"> “Enbridge has filed for toll surcharges align="justify"> Heavy Western Canadian Select crude for September delivery was unchanged at a $13 a barrel discount to benchmark West Texas Intermediate at 2:48 p.m. Calgary time, after the spread earlier shrank to as narrow as $12.60 a barrel, NE2 Group data show.
The pipeline would be the first new cross-border export project built between Canada and the U.S. in years. The line is scheduled to enter service with oil sands production exceeding the capacity of existing lines out of Western Canada, forcing some companies to ship crude by rail.
The Line 3 project has been fiercely opposed by some environmental and indigenous groups, who have staged protests this summer along the construction route. Enbridge spent years in court fights and regulatory battles to get the line built. The Trans Mountain expansion, another export pipeline under construction is British Columbia, is scheduled to enter service as early as 2022.
Enbridge shares were little changed in Toronto on Friday, at C$49.06.