Is the Keystone XL pipeline a necessary project?

As President Trump reignites the Keystone XL pipeline dispute, we look at its long history. ... Mr Trump said the project would create 28,000 construction jobs. ... read more

Following a rigorous, robust analysis with substantial public engagement, President Obama declined to grant the northern leg of the Keystone XL project the U.S. State Department Presidential Permit required to construct, maintain, and operate a pipeline across a United States border. read more

The nearly 1,900-km-long proposed pipeline, which will transport 830,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s (Canada) vast oil sands to Nebraska, is a highly controversial project. read more

Related: Why the Keystone XL Pipeline Is Already Dead The rationale for Keystone was a way to bring together booming US oil production, and to a lesser extent, production from the oil sands in Northern Alberta, to Gulf Coast refineries that were facing declining imports from Mexico and Venezuela. read more