Michigan officials are going back to Canadian energy giant Enbridge
     for more information on the integrity of its controversial Line 5
     under the Mackinac straits, but this time they want the company to
     send data in a usable format.

     On March 11, Michigan attorney general Bill Schuette sent a
     [1]letter to Enbridge Inc. vice president Cynthia Hansen asking for
     pipeline inspection and operating pressure data in an "unrestricted"
     form instead of through a "read-only data portal."

     That data portal was a source of frustration for Michigan officials
     during a yearlong inquiry into the submerged pipeline that resulted
     in a 2015 report critical of "gaps" in pipeline information that
     Enbridge says it gave through the limited-access portal.

     Enbridge later apologized for sending the data in a format "[2]too
     complex" for state officials to understand, saying that it might
     "mean something to someone who has a Ph.D in metallurgical
     engineering, but its not usable data to many people."

   Source: [3]Michigan to Enbridge: Give us understandable pipeline data

   I know companies don't want to divulge more than they have to in order
   to conduct business. Things like pipelines, especially ones so old,
   require objective & current data. That Enbridge is not helpful in this
   process doesn't bode well for their chances.

   Were I asked to vote on this right now, I would vote to shut the
   pipeline down.
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   My original entry is here: [4]Michigan to Enbridge: Give us
   understandable pipeline data. It posted Sun, 27 Mar 2016 03:58:59
   +0000.
   Filed under: environmental, Michigan, oil & gas,

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   2. http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/08/enbridge_line_5_inspection_dat.html
   3. http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/michigan_to_enbridge_give_us_u.html
   4. https://www.prjorgensen.com/2016/03/26/michigan-to-enbridge-give-us-understandable-pipeline-data/

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