Originally Posted by team3521:
I thought you all might find this interesting:
Gas prices could keep increasing for the rest of the summer if the federal government forces a pipeline company to keep a main supply line to the Midwest shut down while the company proves it can operate it safely.
The pipeline problems — coupled with refinery breakdowns and rising crude oil prices — pushed the average price of Midwest gasoline to $3.95 on Friday, which was 39 cents more than the national average, according to the AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
Enbridge owns and operates a 467-mile stretch of pipeline that brings Canadian crude to Illinois for Midwest customers. It has been shut down after spilling more than 1,200 barrels near Grand Marsh, Wis., on July 27, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, or PHMSA.
The pipeline hasn’t been restarted — cutting off supply and pushing retail gas prices up — because the federal government added a rare requirement Wednesday that Enbridge submit a detailed restart plan and undergo a third-party audit.
That's what i caught on the news here, trouble with a pipeline that runs from Canada to Chicago.