Obama's successor, President Donald Trump, later reversed the decision, issuing a presidential permit for the project in 2017. TC Energy had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.Īpproved by Canadian regulators in 2010, the project was blocked by former US President Barack Obama in 2015, who said the benefits of the pipeline would have too heavily favored Canada while producing additional greenhouse gas emissions. The pipeline is owned by energy company TC Energy and the government of Alberta.
It would have transported up to 830,000 barrels of heavy crude oil a day, replacing production from Latin American countries. The completed segment of pipeline was to cover a 1,179-mile (1,897-kilometer) route from the province of Alberta, Canada, to Nebraska where it would have connected with the existing pipelines leading to the coast. What is the Keystone XL pipeline project? Along with the project cancellation, the executive order revokes oil and gas development at national wildlife monuments.Ĭonceived over 10 years ago, the $8 billion (€6.6 billion) pipeline has been fraught with controversy from the beginning. The pipeline was to carry millions of gallons of oil from Canada to refineries in the US.
Within hours of taking his oath of office, Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, had signed over a dozen executive orders, among them one canceling the permit for the Keystone XL oil and gas pipeline.
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