Locator: 50543PIPELINE.
Pipelines are intermittently tracked at the sidebar here, but that site has not been updated in years.
Enbridge Pipeline 26, the Enbridge "Portal" Bakken Pipeline.
The Enbridge "Portal" Bakken Pipeline system generally refers to a network covering approximately roughly 103 miles of Canadian pipeline, with an extension connecting North Dakota. The system is designed to transport Bakken crude from Berthold, ND, to the Enbridge mainline hub in Cromer, Manitoba.
Before we get started, a digression. Later in this post, we will see the pipeline referred to as Pipeline 26. It should be noted that the most famous US president associated with North Dakota, Teddy Roosevelt, was the 26th president of the United States.
Before we get started, another digression regarding Portal, North Daktoa. Portal is on the North Dakota - Canadian international border. Portal is located about midway, west-to-east on that international border. And this is its claim to history:
What a fitting location to place an international pipeline crossing. LOL.
Due to the "immensity" of the executive order, I expect RBN Energy to post a blog on presidential order at some time.
This whole entry is a bit out of joint, because I was posting links / excerpts as I found them. I will start with the chatbot summary which will be more than enough for most folks.
A huge thanks to the reader who sent me this story. I had missed it and I might have missed it altogether.
I asked the read if he/she thinks Trump ever sleeps.
From Google Gemini:
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Also referred to as the Enbridge "Portal" Bakken Pipeline.
If I understand this correctly and it can be confusing, this is Line 26 that originates in the North Dakota Bakken and then enters the Enbridge pipeline, the Mainline Pipeline.
North Dakota (US oil) will flow through Pipeline 26 to cross the Canadian border and then connect with Enbridge's Mainline Pipeline in Manitoba, Canada, and then flow again, south back into the US for points south.
Interestingly, there is a great map from an RBN Energy from November 19, 2025 -- no longer available without a subscription but here it is, link here. Archived here.The link will have a much longer story, but this is the map. Note the very, very small orange segment, Line 26, the Enbridge "Portal" Bakken Pipeline.
Here's the link to the RBN Energy story: link here.
But this is the most fun, link here:
The article continues but does not end with this. Go to the link for the full essay.
Is the number "26" connected with the state of North Dakota in any way. I don't think so; just asking in case I'm missing something obvious.
