All employees of Enbridge currently working on the SE Saskatchewan System are expected to join Tundra
CALGARY, AB – Tundra Energy Marketing Limited says it will purchase the South East Saskatchewan pipeline system from an affiliate of Enbridge Income Fund. Closing of the transaction is expected to occur in late 2016, subject to regulatory approvals.
The SE Saskatchewan Pipeline System includes:
- over 1,600 kilometers of crude oil and liquids gathering pipelines;
- approximately 547 kilometers of trunk line; and
- four truck terminals
The System currently transports approximately 175,000 barrels of crude oil per day to Enbridge’s Mainline system at Cromer, Manitoba, where the main terminal of TEML’s Manitoba crude oil gathering system and interconnection with Enbridge’s Bakken Expansion Pipeline is also located.
Following the closing of this transaction, TEML will handle over 250,000 barrels per day of crude oil production from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota.
It will also continue to have over 600,000 barrels of crude oil storage capacity and the ability to load unit trains for its customers at Cromer, Manitoba.
“TEML and its affiliated companies have operated for over 35 years in the Williston Basin. We know and understand this part of the world, the Saskatchewan portion of which is one of the most economic oil production areas in North America. The acquisition of this well-cared-for asset is very complementary to TEML’s existing portfolio of midstream infrastructure,” said Bryan Lankester, President of TEML.
All employees of Enbridge currently working on the SE Saskatchewan System are expected to join TEML following closing of the transaction.
“Throughout JRSL’s 159 year history, our primary focus has been moving Canada’s commodities to North American and global markets in a safe and efficient manner. This transaction will further that tradition, and we look forward to welcoming our new employees to the JR Group of Companies,” said Hartley T. Richardson, CEO of James Richardson & Sons, Limited, Tundra’s parent company.
