28 March 2011 NATIONAL ENERGY BOARD WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER TOLLS ON ENBRIDGE SOUTHERN LIGHTS PIPELINE

CALGARY - The National Energy Board (NEB or Board) will hold an oral public hearing to consider the tolls and tariffs on Enbridge Southern Lights GP (ESL) pipeline.

Imperial Oil (Imperial) has filed a complaint with the Board about the current tolls and tariffs on the ESL pipeline. As a result, the NEB is holding a hearing to consider if the tolls are just and reasonable, if the uncommitted tolls are unjustly discriminatory and if they are an unreasonable impediment to potential uncommitted shippers.

The hearing is scheduled to begin on 20 September 2011 and will take place at the National Energy Board in Calgary, Alberta.

Interested persons are invited to participate in this hearing in one of two ways:

1. by filing an application to intervene by 18 April 2011 with the Secretary of the National Energy Board, and serving a copy to ESL and its counsel; or
2. by filing a letter of comment with the Secretary of the Board, and sending a copy to ESL and its counsel by 12 July 2011.

Details on how to file a letter of comment can be found on the NEB Web site at www.neb-one.gc.ca under "Submit Document Electronically".

To be granted intervenor status, people must first apply to the NEB. Application forms are available under the "Submit Document Electronically" section of the NEB Web site. The deadline for intervenor applications is 12:00 p.m. (MDT) on 18 April 2011. The deadline to file a letter of comment is 12 July 2011 at 12:00 p.m. (MDT).

Documents can be filed with the NEB either electronically through our Web site at www.neb-one.gc.ca or by fax or by mail. A copy of the letter of comment or application for intervener status must also be sent to ESL and its legal counsel.

The NEB is an independent federal regulator of several parts of Canada's energy industry. Its purpose is to regulate pipelines, energy development and trade in the Canadian public interest.

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Please visit the NEB Web site for general information about the hearing process and how you can participate effectively. To access the information, go to www.neb-one.gc.ca, select Hearing and Information Session, and then click on Participate in a Public Hearing.

This news release and the Hearing Order are also available on the Board’s Internet site under What’s New!

For further information:      Erin Dottor (erin.dottor@neb-one.gc.ca)
                                             Communications Officer
                                             Telephone: 403-299-3712
                                             TTY (teletype): 1-800-632-1663

For a printed copy of the    National Energy Board Library
Hearing Order:                   Ground Floor
                                             444 Seventh Avenue SW
                                             Calgary, Alberta
                                             T2P 0X8
                                             Telephone: 403-299-3561
                                             Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265
                                             Telecopier: 403-292-5576
                                             Telecopier (toll free): 1-877-288-8803
                                             Email: library@neb-one.gc.ca

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