石油设备网讯 据今日油价网站3月29日消息 密歇根州州长Gretchen Whitmer下令暂停麦基诺水道下一条隧道的所有工作，这是Enbridge运营的5号线原油管道替换项目的一部分。
美联社报道，该命令是在该州新的司法部长Dana Nessel发表意见之后发布的，他说允许修建隧道的法案违反了州宪法，因为“它超出了法案主题所反映的范围”。美联社指出，除非法院驳回，否则司法部长的意见具有法律效力。
Enbridge发表了回应，称Enbridge在隧道项目上与密歇根政府真诚合作。并补充说，“我们不同意司法部长的意见，并继续坚信隧道所带来的好处。”
管道生产商还指出，该项目有助于将原油泄漏的可能性降至几乎为零、防止麦基诺水道的船只抛锚以及确保密歇根州将继续从5号线获得较大收益。
去年12月，密歇根州立法机关批准了大湖管道项目，该项目设想更换Enbridge 5号线管道的一段，因为这段管道已有65年的历史，并同意设立一个州当局来监督新管道一段的隧道施工。
这条新的管道将取代两条旧的管道，并安装在一条隧道中，该隧道将在连接休伦湖和密歇根湖4英里长的马尼卡海峡下100英尺深处进行钻探。作为协议的一部分，Enbridge将支付3.5-5亿美元用于修建管道隧道。该项目可能需要7-10年才能完成。
王磊 摘译自 今日油价
原文如下：
Enbridge Line 5 Project Dealt Severe Blow In Michigan
The Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, has ordered the suspension of all work on a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac that’s part of a project for the replacement of a section of the Line 5 crude oil pipeline operated by Enbridge.
The order followed an opinion by the state’s new Attorney General, Dana Nessel, who said the bill that allowed the construction of the tunnel violated the state constitution because “it went beyond what the bill’s title reflected,” the Associated Press reports. The AG’s opinion has the force of a law unless a court overrules it, the AP notes.
Enbridge issued a response, stating “Enbridge worked in good faith with the Michigan government on the tunnel project,” adding, “We disagree with the Attorney General’s opinion and continue to believe in the benefits of the tunnel.”
The pipeline producer also noted that the project could help bt 'reducing the chance of a release of product to virtually zero,' 'preventing an anchor strike from a ship in the Straits of Mackinac,' and 'ensuring Michigan will continue to receive the economic benefits from Line 5.'
Last December, The Michigan Legislature approved the Great Lakes pipeline project that envisages the replacement of a section of Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline, which is 65 years old, and agreed to set up a state authority to oversee the construction of a tunnel for a section of the new pipeline.
The new pipeline will replace two old ones and be set in a tunnel, to be drilled at a depth of 100 feet under the four-mile Straits of Macinac linking Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. As part of the deal, Enbridge will pay between US$350 and US$500 million for the construction of the tunnel for the pipeline. The project could take between 7 and 10 years to complete.
