SUPERIOR, WI (WTAQ) - A new pipeline is being proposed that would send North Dakota crude oil to Superior.

Enbridge Energy is seeking government approvals for a line that would stretch over 500 miles, from the Beaver Lodge area near Tioga North Dakota to the company’s Superior oil terminal.

Enbridge official Bob Steede tells a Fargo North Dakota newspaper that the pipeline would expand its exporting capacity, and increase market opportunities.

If approved, the line could start operating as soon as 2015.