Enbridge Seeks Dismissal of Crude Oil Project Conspiracy Lawsuit

Enbridge Inc. urged a federal court to dismiss an Illinois energy firm’s lawsuit claiming it conspired to prevent competition from entering the crude oil transportation market.

“Plaintiff’s Amended Complaint comes nowhere close to alleging a viable antitrust claim,” Enbridge told the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday.

Ducere LLC claimed in February that ExxonMobil Corp. and Enbridge formed a joint venture called Mustang to block rivals from being able to move crude oil from Canada and North Dakota to refineries in the Midwest and Gulf Coast. The energy firm alleged it planned on constructing a ...