Keystone XL oil pipeline decision

Joe Biden is planning to revoke the permit for the long-disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline as one of his first acts as U.S. President

2008: TransCanada files paperwork for Keystone XL route, extending from Canada’s oil sands to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing Keystone pipeline

2011: U.S. State Department requests re-route to avoid ecologically sensitive area in Nebraska

2012: President Barack Obama delays project, saying more time is needed to assess new route

2015: Obama rejects pipeline, citing concerns over its impact on climate change

2017: President Donald Trump grants pipeline permit

Apr 2020: Pipeline construction begins, despite objections of environmental and Indigenous activists

May: Biden vows to scrap pipeline if elected


Keystone pipeline 
Keystone XL route

Oil sands
Alberta
CANADA
Hardisty
500km 310 miles
Winnipeg
Montana
Baker
Neb.
UNITED STATES
Steele City
Patoka
Texas
Nederland
Houston
MEXICO
Gulf of Mexico


Length: 1,947km
Capacity: 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta to U.S.
Cost: $8 billion


Sources: AP, CBC News, TransCanada PipeLines
Picture: Getty Images 
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