White House Says It Isn’t Considering Enbridge Pipeline Shutdown
- Countries to ‘engage constructively’ on Enbridge’s Line 5
- Michigan governor Whitmer wants oil conduit shuttered
Equipment along the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline route in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.
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The White House pledged to discuss a key pipeline that carries Canadian crude through Michigan with the northern neighbor, stressing the U.S. isn’t considering a shutdown of the conduit the state’s governor wants shuttered.
The Canadian and U.S. governments will “engage constructively” on the future of Enbridge Inc.’s Line 5 pipeline, the White House principle deputy press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, said at a briefing Tuesday.