Enbridge Finalizes Transportation Services Agreements for Long Lake Oi

    News Editors

    CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2005--Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) announced today it has entered into definitive agreements with Nexen Inc. and OPTI Canada Inc. (the Long Lake Shippers) to provide pipeline transportation services for the Long Lake oil sands project.

    Under the terms of the agreement, Enbridge will construct, own and operate the pipeline and tank facilities required by the Long Lake Project, including one or more diluent laterals, a crude lateral and tank facilities at a proposed terminal on the Athabasca Pipeline, near Cheecham. The estimated cost of these facilities is $40-$45 million with a planned availability for service date in late 2006. Enbridge's 540-km Athabasca Pipeline will also require capacity expansion from the Cheecham-area terminal to its mainline terminal at Hardisty, Alberta.

    The agreements provide for an initial contract volume of up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude oil with provisions for increases to the contract volume. The agreement covering the dedicated Long Lake lateral facilities is for a term of 25 years and the agreement for service on the Athabasca Pipeline is for a 50-month term with extension provisions. The agreements also provide flexibility for the Long Lake Shippers to use a proposed new pipeline - the Waupisoo Pipeline - to move crude oil from the Cheecham terminal to Edmonton.

    Enbridge's Athabasca Pipeline, with ultimate capacity of 570,000 barrels per day, links its Athabasca Terminal, just south of the Suncor plant near Fort McMurray, to the company's Hardisty Terminal in Central Alberta. The pipeline serves Suncor and, via lateral pipelines, Petro-Canada and EnCana. The Athabasca Terminal has 1.5 million barrels of crude oil storage capacity. The Hardisty Terminal has storage capacity of 1.6 million barrels, with an additional 4 million barrels of storage capacity at the adjacent Hardisty Cavern storage facility, jointly owned by Enbridge and CCS Inc.

    The $3.5 billion Long Lake Project, the fourth and next major oil sands project in Canada, is a 50/50 joint venture of Nexen Inc. and OPTI Canada. The first phase consists of SAGD (steam assisted gravity drainage) oil production, integrated with an onsite upgrading facility using both proprietary and conventional upgrading technologies to produce 39-degree API premium sweet crude with a very low sulphur content. Construction of this project is currently under way and first production from the upgrader is expected in 2007.

    Enbridge Inc. is a leader in energy transportation and distribution in North America and internationally. As a transporter of energy, Enbridge operates, in Canada and the U.S., the world's longest crude oil and liquids transportation system. The Company also has international operations and a growing involvement in the natural gas transmission and midstream businesses. As a distributor of energy, Enbridge owns and operates Canada's largest natural gas distribution company, and provides distribution services in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and New York State. Enbridge employs approximately 4,000 people, primarily in Canada, the U.S. and South America. Enbridge's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and on the New York Stock Exchange in the U.S. under the symbol ENB. Information about Enbridge is available on the Company's web site at www.enbridge.com.

    Certain information provided in this news release constitutes forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate", "expect", "project", "estimate", "forecast" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Although Enbridge believes that these statements are based on information and assumptions which are current, reasonable and complete, these statements are necessarily subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties pertaining to operating performance, regulatory parameters, weather, economic conditions and commodity prices. You can find a discussion of those risks and uncertainties in our Canadian securities filings and American SEC filings. While Enbridge makes these forward-looking statements in good faith, should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary significantly from those expected. Enbridge assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein or otherwise, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.



    Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB)

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CONTACT: Enbridge Inc. Colin Gruending Investment Community (403) 231-5919 Email: colin.gruending@enbridge.com OR Enbridge Inc. Ian La Couvee Media (403) 231-5775 Email: ian.lacouvee@enbridge.com Website: www.enbridge.com

KEYWORD: NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL CANADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: OIL/GAS ENERGY MARKETING AGREEMENTS SOURCE: Enbridge Inc.

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