Alberta Clipper (also known as Enbridge's Line 67) is an oil pipeline in North America. It is owned and operated by

Enbridge Enbridge Inc. is a multinational pipeline and energy company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Enbridge owns and operates pipelines throughout Canada and the United States, transporting crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. ...

and is part of the extensive

Enbridge Pipeline System The Enbridge Pipeline System is an oil pipeline system which transports crude oil and dilbit from Canada to the United States. The system exceeds in length including multiple paths. More than of the system is in the United States while the r ...

. The pipeline runs from

Hardisty, Alberta Hardisty is a town in Flagstaff County in east-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately from the Saskatchewan border, near the crossroads of Highway 13 and Highway 881, in the Battle River Valley. Hardisty is mainly known as a pivotal pet ...

, in Canada, to

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, in the United States, integrating the company's Canadian oil sands pipeline system with the Lakehead system in the United States. Construction on the pipeline began in summer 2008. Engineering for the Canadian portion was carried out by

WorleyParsons WorleyParsons Limited, branded as Worley after completing the acquisition of Jacobs' Energy, Chemicals & Resources (ECR) division, is an American Australian engineering company which provides project delivery and consulting services to the ...

. The majority of pipeline was built by the consortium of Michels Corporation, Precision Pipeline and US Pipeline, while Willbros Group built the portion between Sherwood Park and Hardisty, and the joint venture of Robert B Somerville and Techint Canada built three sections of the pipeline. The pipeline was placed into service on April 1, 2010. The first shipment was moved in October 2010. The initial capacity of the pipeline is which after expansion may be increased up to . It has pump stations at Hardisty, Alberta,

Kerrobert Kerrobert is a town in west central Saskatchewan. It has a population of 970 (2021) Kerrobert is served by Highway 21, Highway 31 and Highway 51 as well as the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is approximately east of the Saskatchewan/Alberta bord ...

, Milden,

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, Gretna, Viking, Minnesota, Clearbrook, and Deer River. The diameter of the pipe is . The pipeline cost US$3.3 billion. In 2013, Enbridge applied for the expansion project. At the first stage by 2014, the capacity would have increased up to and at the second stage by 2015, the capacity would have increased up to . According to Enbridge, Line 67 Upgrade Project Phase 2 was completed, and entered into service in July 2015. As the United States presidential permit is still pending, oil is pumped before the Canada–US border into the Enbridge

Line 3 pipeline The Line 3 pipeline is an oil pipeline owned by the Canadian multinational Enbridge. Operating since 1968, it runs from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada to Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Concerns about the safety of the pipeline led Enbridge ...

and after the border crossing back to the Alberta Clipper.

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