other. keystone has been in limbo over five years. that is how long the u.s. state department has been studying the project. it has to approve the pipeline because it would cross a u.s. border. but while environmental review drags on a whole new pipeline from alberta to the british columbia coast has been developed, reviewed and now approved by canada s energy board. it is waiting afinal approval by prime minister stephen harper. this oil is going to be produced the question is is it going to asia to benefit their people or will it come to its largest trading partner in this case the united states to benefit our people, to employ americans? reporter: the enbridge pipeline as it is called is expected to carry half million barrels of oil per day to tankers that would ship it mainly to china but canadian producers don t call it plan b they say there is enough oil to fill enbridge, keystone xl and a third pipeline going east through canada. analysts expect production in