Tag: Keystone XL

Construction preparation begins for Keystone XL

TransCanada, the owner of the Keystone XL pipeline, has secured enough 20-year order commitments that it is able to proceed to the next stage of the project.

Keystone XL start-up pushed back to 2015

      TransCanada Corp.'s controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline schedule has been delayed further, with the expected start up date now being pushed back to 2015 instead of its previously anticipated 2014 commencement.

Nebraska lawmakers vote to reroute XL

  TransCanada Corp has stated it supports proposed legislation within the State of Nebraska to reroute the Keystone XL pipeline project to avoid sensitive aquifers.

Change to Keystone XL route proposed

An official has told The Associated Press that the U.S. State Department is considering a plan that would reroute the proposed $7 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. The current proposed route sends the pipeline through the Ogallala aquifer, which supplies water to eight states.

Final EIS on Keystone XL released

TransCanada Corp announced that the third and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline has reaffirmed the environmental integrity of the project.