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 transport, 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 n ...

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 re ...

. 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 pivota ...

, in Canada, to

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, in the United States, integrating the company's Canadian

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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

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. The majority of pipeline was built by the consortium of

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, Precision Pipeline and US Pipeline, while

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built the portion between

Sherwood Park Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary. While long confined to generally south of Highway 16 ( Ye ...

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 ...

, Milden,

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, Glenboro, 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 completion in 2014, the capacity increased up to and at the second stage completed in 2015, the capacity 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 was still pending, oil was 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 pipeline and energy company, Enbridge. Operating since 1968, it runs mainly from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada all the way to Superior, Wisconsin, United States. Concerns ...

and after the border crossing back to the Alberta Clipper.

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