What You Need To Know About The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
10 years, 4 months ago

What You Need To Know About The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

NPR  

What You Need To Know About The Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Update at 7:35 p.m. Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Cullen/Reuters/Landov Andrew Cullen/Reuters/Landov The remaining portion of the Keystone pipeline project, if completed, will be fewer than 1,200 miles long — just a fraction of the existing 2.6 million miles of oil and gas pipelines running beneath our feet in the United States. If fully completed, the Keystone XL pipeline would be able to move up to 830,000 barrels a day of crude from Canada's oil sands south to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Earlier this year, the State Department released an environmental review that concluded the Keystone XL very likely wouldn't have a significant effect on greenhouse gas emissions because the oil will ultimately be produced, even if the pipeline is not built. It also concluded that blocking the pipeline would reduce income for tar sands developers, "but not enough to curtail most oil sands growth plans or to shut-in existing production."

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Canada wants new oil pipelines to avoid Trump tariffs; nobody wants to build them
1 month, 1 week ago

Canada wants new oil pipelines to avoid Trump tariffs; nobody wants to build them

The Hindu  

The Canadian government would have to play a significant role in any project to build new oil pipelines in Canada to overcome regulatory, financial and political hurdles and activist opposition, industry experts said. Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge would not consider a Canadian pipeline project absent a reversal in Ottawa's policy toward energy infrastructure, CEO Greg Ebel said on a recent …

'Get it built - NOW!': Donald Trump wants the Canada Keystone XL Oil Pipeline project to be resumed
1 month, 1 week ago

'Get it built - NOW!': Donald Trump wants the Canada Keystone XL Oil Pipeline project to be resumed

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump has said that he wants to revive the Keystone XL oil pipeline project. “The company building the Keystone XL Pipeline that was viciously jettisoned by the incompetent Biden Administration should come back to America, and get it built - NOW!” Trump wrote in a post on his social media network Truth Social on Monday, February 24, …

Forget shale: Canada’s oil sands are having their moment
9 months, 1 week ago

Forget shale: Canada’s oil sands are having their moment

Live Mint  

Canada’s oil sands were once the high-cost, dirty and unloved sibling to America’s fast-growing shale. Shares of the four largest Canadian oil-sands producers by market capitalization have gained an average of 37% over the past 12 months, outpacing an index of the largest U.S. energy companies by 19 percentage points. Over the same period, the four largest Canadian oil-sand producers …

Environmentalists urge US to plan ‘phasedown’ of Alaska’s key oil pipeline amid climate concerns
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Environmentalists urge US to plan ‘phasedown’ of Alaska’s key oil pipeline amid climate concerns

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — Environmental groups on Wednesday petitioned the U.S. Department of Interior to review climate impacts related to the decades-old trans-Alaska pipeline system and develop a plan for a “managed phasedown” of the 800-mile pipeline, which is Alaska’s economic lifeline. “Every drop of oil that moves through the pipeline is more climate devastation, both here in Alaska and around …

Environmentalists urge US to plan 'phasedown' of Alaska's key oil pipeline amid climate concerns
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Environmentalists urge US to plan 'phasedown' of Alaska's key oil pipeline amid climate concerns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Environmental groups on Wednesday petitioned …

Canadian firm TC Energy reopens most of Keystone pipeline following oil spill in Kansas, US
2 years, 3 months ago

Canadian firm TC Energy reopens most of Keystone pipeline following oil spill in Kansas, US

Firstpost  

The 7 December spill forced the company to shut down the Keystone system and dumped about 14,000 barrels of heavy crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek running through rural pastureland in Washington County Topeka: The operator of a pipeline with the largest onshore crude oil spill in nine years occurred has reopened all of it except for the stretch …

Keystone leak: Canada-US pipeline's closure sends oil prices surging, raises environmental concerns
2 years, 3 months ago

Keystone leak: Canada-US pipeline's closure sends oil prices surging, raises environmental concerns

Firstpost  

Canada’s TE Energy Corp which owns the pipeline says that it has cleaned up almost 2,600 barrels of oil that spilled into a creek in Kansas. This is the third major leak from the pipeline in five years The continued closure of the Keystone Pipeline between Canada and the US due to an oil spill in Kansas has sent crude …

Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down US-Canada Keystone pipeline
2 years, 3 months ago

Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down US-Canada Keystone pipeline

Firstpost  

In 2019, the Keystone pipeline leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons of oil in eastern North Dakota in the US Topeka: An oil spill in a creek in northeastern Kansas shut down a major pipeline that carries oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast, briefly causing oil prices to rise Thursday. The company on Thursday estimated the spill’s size at …

Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise
3 years, 9 months ago

Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise

Associated Press  

— The Keystone XL is dead after a 12-year attempt to build the oil pipeline, yet the fight over Canadian crude rages on as emboldened environmentalists target other projects and pressure President Joe Biden to intervene — all while oil imports from the north keep rising. On Wednesday, sponsors TC Energy and the province of Alberta gave up and declared …

Keystone XL pipeline nixed after Biden stands firm on permit
3 years, 9 months ago

Keystone XL pipeline nixed after Biden stands firm on permit

Associated Press  

— The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline pulled the plug on the contentious project Wednesday after Canadian officials failed to persuade President Joe Biden to reverse his cancellation of its permit on the day he took office. Biden canceled the pipeline’s border crossing permit in January over longstanding concerns that burning oil sands crude could make climate …

Biden Order Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden Order Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline

NPR  

Biden Order Blocks Keystone XL Pipeline Enlarge this image toggle caption Andrew Burton/Getty Images Andrew Burton/Getty Images As part of his ambitious plan to address climate change, President Biden is revoking a key cross-border presidential permit needed to finish the controversial Keystone XL pipeline This likely means the end of the $8 billion pipeline, a years-long project that would have …

Alberta leader asks Biden to ‘show respect’, hold Keystone talks
4 years, 2 months ago

Alberta leader asks Biden to ‘show respect’, hold Keystone talks

Al Jazeera  

US President-elect Joe Biden plans to nix contentious oil pipeline on his first day in office, Canadian media outlets reported. The premier of Canada’s oil-rich province of Alberta is calling on United States President-elect Joe Biden to “show respect for Canada” and negotiate the future of the contentious, multibillion-dollar Keystone XL pipeline project. The words “Rescind Keystone XL pipeline permit” …

Keystone pipeline restarts 2 weeks after North Dakota leak
5 years, 4 months ago

Keystone pipeline restarts 2 weeks after North Dakota leak

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Canadian crude oil is once again moving through a pipeline nearly two weeks after the line leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons of oil in North Dakota. North Dakota environmental scientist Bill Suess said Monday that an affected portion of the 30-inch underground steel pipeline was dug up and replaced “over the weekend.” Suess said cleanup crews remained …

North Dakota gov wants more monitoring after pipeline leak
5 years, 5 months ago

North Dakota gov wants more monitoring after pipeline leak

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum appealed to Keystone pipeline owner TC Energy to review its inspection and monitoring of the line after it leaked an estimated 383,000 gallons in the northeastern part of the state. Burgum said in a statement he “received assurance” from the company that the spill would be cleaned up “as thoroughly and quickly …

Keystone pipeline leaks oil in northeastern North Dakota
5 years, 5 months ago

Keystone pipeline leaks oil in northeastern North Dakota

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A pipeline that carries tar sands oil from Canada through seven states has leaked an unknown amount of crude oil over more than quarter-mile swath in northeastern North Dakota, state environmental regulators said Wednesday. The original Keystone is designed to carry crude oil across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri …

Editorial: Keystone XL is still the wrong project for a world facing global warming. Kill it and be done
7 years, 4 months ago

Editorial: Keystone XL is still the wrong project for a world facing global warming. Kill it and be done

LA Times  

A decision Monday by the Nebraska Public Service Commission was supposed to settle the fate of TransCanada Corp.’s controversial $8-billion Keystone XL pipeline, which is designed to carry tar sands oil from Canada to U.S. refineries. Fortunately, the delays that will arise from legal challenges to the new route will likely make tar sands oil costlier and harder to sell, …

Keystone pipeline spills 5,000 barrels of oil in US
7 years, 4 months ago

Keystone pipeline spills 5,000 barrels of oil in US

Al Jazeera  

Critics say incident in South Dakota should raise serious questions about plans to expand oil pipelines in the US. An investigation is ongoing after a leak in the major Keystone energy pipeline spilled nearly 795,000 litres of oil onto farmland in the US state of South Dakota. “The safety of the public and environment are our top priorities and we …

Keystone pipeline spills 5,000 barrels of oil in US
7 years, 4 months ago

Keystone pipeline spills 5,000 barrels of oil in US

Al Jazeera  

Critics say incident in South Dakota should raise serious questions about plans to expand oil pipelines in the US. An investigation is ongoing after a leak in the major Keystone energy pipeline spilled nearly 795,000 litres of oil onto farmland in the US state of South Dakota. “The safety of the public and environment are our top priorities and we …

Keystone Pipeline spills 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota
7 years, 4 months ago

Keystone Pipeline spills 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota

Salon  

An estimated 210,000 gallons of oil leaked out of the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota on Thursday, and sparking another debate about the use of pipelines and the threat they pose to the environment. "We’ve always said it’s not a question of whether a pipeline will spill, but when, and today TransCanada is making our case for us," Kelly Martin, …

Trump administration approves Keystone XL pipeline
8 years ago

Trump administration approves Keystone XL pipeline

CNN  

Story highlights "It's a great day for jobs and energy independence," Trump said The approval follows years of intense debate over the pipeline Washington CNN — President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration has approved the Keystone XL pipeline, reversing the Obama administration’s decision to block the controversial oil project. “It’s a great day for jobs and energy independence,” …

TransCanada Submits New Application To Build Keystone XL Pipeline
8 years, 2 months ago

TransCanada Submits New Application To Build Keystone XL Pipeline

NPR  

TransCanada Submits New Application To Build Keystone XL Pipeline Enlarge this image toggle caption Nati Harnik/AP Nati Harnik/AP The company that wants to build the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline says it has submitted a new permit application to the U.S. State Department. The TransCanada announcement came just two days after President Trump took executive actions to speed the approval …

Congress Will Vote On Keystone XL Pipeline, With An Eye On Louisiana
10 years, 4 months ago

Congress Will Vote On Keystone XL Pipeline, With An Eye On Louisiana

NPR  

Congress Will Vote On Keystone XL Pipeline, With An Eye On Louisiana Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Two bills that would authorize building the controversial Keystone XL pipeline will soon come to a vote in Congress, as their sponsors — Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports: "On …

Study Finds Keystone XL Would Have Much Larger Impact Than State Department Suggests
11 years ago

Study Finds Keystone XL Would Have Much Larger Impact Than State Department Suggests

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON -- The State Department's final environmental impact analysis for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline downplays the significance the pipeline would have for development of the Canadian tar sands, according to a new analysis from a United Kingdom-based group. The pipeline is only deemed insignificant because the State Department's report failed to fully consider the ways the pipeline would affect …

Oil is now flowing through the southern leg of Keystone XL
11 years, 3 months ago

Oil is now flowing through the southern leg of Keystone XL

Salon  

“TransCanada is pleased to confirm that at approximately 10:04 am Central Time on Saturday, December 7, 2013, the company began to inject oil into the Gulf Coast Project pipeline as it moves closer to the start of commercial service,” TransCanada spokesman Shawn Howard announced Monday. The oil company obviously couldn't help rubbing its 2.3 billion dollar baby's success in the …

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