The company that operates twin oil pipelines in the waterway linking Lake Huron and Lake Michigan said Wednesday it has found a number of gaps in a protective layer of enamel coating on the pipes.

Pipeline coating is the engineered application of protective layers to the external and/or internal surfaces of line pipe to control corrosion, resist mechanical damage, improve hydraulic performance, ...

Even after nearly a decade, the use of whitewash ultraviolet (UV) protective coatings proved to be extremely successful in preserving and retaining the original dry film thickness (DFT) of fusion bond ...

In the realm of advanced industrial solutions, powder-coating technology emerges as a game-changer for pipe protection. Through a meticulous process where powdered paint is electrostatically applied ...

Lansing – Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday ordered an accelerated and “aggressive” review of Enbridge Energy operations and maintenance procedures after the company revealed that at least two areas on ...

Traverse City, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge said Tuesday it had discovered four spots on an oil pipeline in Michigan's Straits of Mackinac where protective coating has worn away, leaving bare metal exposed.

STRAITS OF MACKINAC — Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline carries both light crude oil and natural gas liquids through the Straits of Mackinac — and a document on the company’s website shows parts of ...

ST. IGNACE, MI -- Michigan officials are demanding information from Enbridge Inc. about several areas where protective coating has been lost down to the bare metal on the company's Line 5 oil pipeline ...

The revelations keep expanding about damaged protections on underwater oil pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac. And state officials' ire keeps growing. For the second time in two months, Gov. Rick ...

Officials with Canadian oil transport corporation Enbridge on Thursday denied reports that the company's twin, underwater, 64-year-old oil and natural gas pipelines in the Straits of Mackinac are ...

ST. IGNACE, MI — The Canadian company Enbridge announced on Tuesday, May 26, that it had discovered four spots on an oil pipeline in Michigan’s Straits of Mackinac where protective coating has worn ...