* Enbridge ( ENB ) sees India, Africa as key markets for

re-exported Canadian crude

* Company's Mainline expansion projects will carry more

Canadian oil to the US

* Canadian oil output forecast to rise by 1 million bpd

by 2035

By Amanda Stephenson

HOUSTON, March 23 (Reuters) - Gulf Coast re-exports of

Canadian heavy crude will increase significantly in the coming

decade as a result of approved and proposed pipeline

projects set to carry more oil from Canada to the U.S., the head

of Enbridge's ( ENB ) crude oil pipeline division said on Monday.

The opening of Canada's Trans Mountain pipeline in 2024

redirected a significant share of Canada's export-bound crude

oil towards British Columbia's Pacific coast and away from U.S.

Gulf Coast terminals, said Colin Gruending, president of liquids

pipelines for Canadian pipeline company Enbridge ( ENB ).

But Enbridge's ( ENB ) planned expansion of its Mainline crude oil

pipeline network means some of Canada's new export capacity will

be sent through the Gulf to international markets, Gruending

said in an interview at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in

Houston.

Between 200,000 and 400,000 barrels per day of Canadian

crude is currently re-exported off the Gulf Coast, Gruending

said.

"But forecasts assume that will grow," he said.

Enbridge ( ENB ) believes India as well as many African nations

could look to meet their demand for oil in the coming decades by

buying re-exported Canadian crude, he said.

The company's crude oil network already transports about 30% of

North America's crude oil output. Last fall, it approved

expansions for its Mainline and Flanagan South pipelines to the

U.S., which will add 150,000 bpd of capacity for Canadian heavy

oil shippers moving oil to the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast.

The additional capacity is expected to come online in 2027.

It is also gauging commercial interest for a second phase of

its Mainline expansion, which it has said could be in service in

2028 and would add another 250,000 bpd of capacity.

At the same time, Enbridge's ( ENB ) competitor South Bow ( SOBO ) is proposing

to partner with U.S. pipeline company Bridger Pipeline to revive

parts of the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline. That project would

increase Canada's current oil exports to the U.S. by more than

12%, if it goes ahead.

In addition, the Trans Mountain pipeline from Alberta to

Canada's west coast is planning a series of enhancements that

could increase its capacity by 360,000 bpd.

Enbridge's ( ENB ) own forecast predicts Canadian oil production

will increase by 1 million bpd by 2035.

Canada produced on average 5.3 million bpd of crude oil ​in

2025, according to the Canada Energy Regulator.