...an explosion and fire overnight (Nov 28) at a major pipeline in northern Minnesota threatened to cause supply disruptions.
The blaze occurred along the Enbridge Energy Partners LP Lakehead pipeline in northern Minnesota.
The pipeline carries crude oil from Saskatchewan, Canada, to the Chicago area, importing nearly 20 percent of U.S. crude.
The pipeline, which actually consists of four separate conduits, was completely shut down for a while.
But two of the four lines were restarted Thursday morning, said Larry Springer, a spokesman for Houston-based Enbridge, and the other two lines were expected to return to service soon.
A third line, designed to carry heavy crude, "remains shut down but is expected to return to service later (today) as it has now been confirmed that it was not damaged as a result of the incident," Enbridge said in a statement.
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