Northern Gateway proponent Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB), which was recently blasted for its response to a 2010 pipeline oil spill in Michigan, announced over the weekend that it had found and contained a crude oil spill.
Earlier this month, a U.S. National Transportation Safety Board investigation identified "a complete breakdown in safety at Enbridge" at the time of the 2010 spill.
Over the weekend, Enbridge Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: EEP) announced that it had contained a July 27 crude oil spill near Grand Marsh, Wisconsin.
The company stated that the Enbridge Pipelines Control Center detected a pressure drop on July 27.
"Control Center operators shut down and immediately isolated the line," it said. "Enbridge emergency crews were promptly deployed to the site."
The company estimated that the spill released approximately 1,200 barrels of oil into a field.
"Enbridge is treating this situation as a top priority," said Richard Adams, Enbridge's vice-president of U.S. operations, in a statement. "We are bringing all necessary resources to bear. Our immediate focus is on keeping our workers and the public safe as we work to remove the oil and clean up the site."
Last week, Premier Christy Clark walked out of talks on a national energy strategy over concerns about Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline project.
