The west leg of Enbridge’s Line 5 twin pipeline that carries light crude oil and natural gas liquids under the Straits of Mackinac in Michigan can reopen while the east leg that was reported damaged in mid-June will remain shut down.
Following a lengthy hearing on June 30, Ingham County Circuit Court Judge James Jamo amended a temporary restraining order issued June 25 that had required Enbridge Inc., the line’s Canadian operator, to shut down the west segment.