Leaking pipeline reopens, but industry concerns remain (pipe leaked oil in Michigan)

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Source: CNN

(CNN) -- An oil pipeline that on September 9 began leaking crude oil just southwest of Chicago, Illinois, was back up and running Friday morning, owner Enbridge Energy Partners LP announced.

The line, 6A, runs from Superior, Wisconsin, to Griffith, Indiana, and transports 670,000 barrels per day, according to Enbridge.

The company this summer has had to close three pipelines to investigate and/or make repairs.

The first and largest was a rupture in line 6B that dumped more than 800,000 gallons into Michigan's Kalamazoo River. The company also shut down a pipeline this Monday after oil was detected near a construction site, but the company noted this incident did not appear to be a leak as the investigation stemmed from the discovery of less than a gallon of oil.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/09/17/enbridge.michigan.oil.spill/index.html

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