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Presidential Permit: Authorizing Bakken Pipeline Company LP to Operate and Maintain Existing Pipeline Facilities at Burke County, North Dakota, at the International Boundary Between the United States and Canada
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Friday, 17th April 2026
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By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the “President”), I hereby grant this Presidential permit, subject to the conditions herein set forth to Bakken Pipeline Company LP. (the “permittee”). The permittee is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and is a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada. Permission is hereby granted to the permittee to operate and maintain pipeline Border facilities, as described herein, at the international border of the United States and Canada near Portal, North Dakota, for the transport between the United States and Canada of crude oil and petroleum products of every description, refined or unrefined (inclusive of, but not limited to, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas, natural gas liquids, jet fuel, gasoline, kerosene, and diesel), but not including natural gas subject to section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 717b).

This permit supersedes and revokes the Presidential permit issued previously, dated April 8, 1996.

This permit does not affect the applicability of any otherwise-relevant laws and regulations. As confirmed in Article 2 of this permit, the Border facilities shall remain subject to all such laws and regulations.

The term “Facilities” as used in this permit means the portion in the United States of the international pipeline project associated with the permittee’s January 16, 2026, application for an amendment to its existing permit, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

The term “Border facilities” as used in this permit means those parts of the Facilities consisting of a 12-inch diameter pipeline in existence at the time of this permit extending from the international border between the United States and Canada near Portal, North Dakota, to and including the first mainline shut-off valve or pumping station in the United States located approximately 0.5 miles from the international border, and any land, structures, installations, or equipment appurtenant thereto.

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