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Gas Pipelines

		The Gas Pipelines segment represents Enbridge's growing interest in natural gas transmission and gathering systems.

Enbridge Offshore Pipelines

Enbridge Offshore Pipelines provides Enbridge with joint venture interests in 11 transmission and gathering pipelines in five major pipeline corridors in Louisiana and Mississippi offshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Enbridge Offshore Pipelines was acquired effective January 1, 2005, by Enbridge Inc. through its wholly-owned subsidiary Enbridge (U.S.) Inc. The system normally transports about 2.0 billion cubic feet per day - approximately half of all deepwater Gulf of Mexico natural gas production. Details about the pipelines that comprise Enbridge Offshore Pipelines are available at the EOP website.

Alliance Pipeline

The Alliance Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline extending 3000 kilometres (1,860 miles) from Fort St. John, British Columbia, to Chicago, Illinois. The Enbridge Income Fund has a 50% interest in the Canadian portion of the pipeline, and Enbridge Inc. has a similar interest in the U.S. portion. Enbridge Inc. also has a 43% interest in the Aux Sable NGL plant and AC Marketing. The Alliance Pipeline received final regulatory approvals in Canada and United States in 1998 and began construction in the first quarter of 1999. The line went into service the beginning of December 2000, with a firm delivery capacity of approximately 1.3 billion cubic feet per day and additional capacity of 0.3 bcf/day.

Vector Pipeline

Enbridge is the lead operator of and has a 60% interest in the Vector Pipeline that extends 560 kilometres (348 miles) from Chicago to Dawn, Ontario. At Chicago, Vector connects with the Alliance Pipeline and other natural gas transmission systems, providing natural gas supplies for local distribution and end-user customers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ontario, as well as a west-to-east transportation link for Western Canadian gas supplies. Vector Pipeline received final FERC and NEB approvals in the first half of 1999. Construction began in early 2000, and the line went into service the beginning of December 2000. Initial capacity was approximately 700 million cubic feet per day, which was increased to approximately 1 billion cubic feet per day with completion of a second compressor station in January 2002. With the addition of two more compressor stations, Vector's capacity will increase to 1.2 billion cubic feet per day by the end of 2007.

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