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Aug 11 (Reuters) - Alliance Pipeline APLP.UL said it plans
to restart full service on the pipeline that carries natural gas
from Western Canada to Chicago, on Thursday.
The company, a limited partnership owned by affiliates of
Enbridge Income Fund Holdings ENF.TO and Veresen Inc VSN.TO ,
shut the 1.6 bcfd pipeline on August 7 after poisonous,
flammable gas got into the system. ID:nL1N10I1MS
The company said it expects to resume operational service on
its mainline pipeline system on Wednesday and plans to lift
force majeure and resume full contract firm service on Thursday.
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"Our flaring operation is on track and the amount of
hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in the small segment of pipeline is
being reduced to a safe level," said Daniel Sutherland, Vice
President, Commercial Operations.
The shutdown of the pipeline forced at least six producers,
including Athabasca Oil Corp ATH.TO and Seven Generations
Energy VII.TO , to curb output. ID:nL1N10L18X
The 3,848-kilometer (2,391 mile) Alliance system transports
natural gas from key producing areas in western Canada and North
Dakota to the Chicago market hub, according to Alliance website.