BILLINGS, Mont. 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.
Al Nash/Bureau of Land Management via AP
hide caption
toggle caption Al Nash/Bureau of Land Management via AP
A storage yard is seen in Montana for pipe that was to be used in the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. The developer has now canceled the controversial project. Al Nash/Bureau of Land Management via AP
The company behind the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline said Wednesday it s officially terminating the project. TC Energy already had suspended construction in January when President Biden revoked a key cross-border presidential permit. The announcement ends a more than decade-long battle that came to signify the debate over whether fossil fuels should be left in the ground to address climate change.
Developer Abandons Keystone XL Pipeline Project, Ending Decade Long Battle
at 2:59 pm NPR
The company behind the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline says it s officially terminating the project. TC Energy already had suspended construction in January when President Biden revoked a key cross-border presidential permit. The announcement ends a more than decade-long battle that came to signify the debate over whether fossil fuels should be left in the ground to address climate change.
Environmentalists opposed the pipeline in part because of the oil it would carryâ oil sands crude from Alberta. It requires more processing than most oil, so producing it emits more greenhouse gases.
Originally published on June 9, 2021 7:28 pm
The company behind the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline said Wednesday it s officially terminating the project. TC Energy already had suspended construction in January when President Biden revoked a key cross-border presidential permit. The announcement ends a more than decade-long battle that came to signify the debate over whether fossil fuels should be left in the ground to address climate change.
Environmentalists opposed the pipeline in part because of the oil it would carry oil sands crude from Alberta. It requires more processing than most oil, so producing it emits more greenhouse gases.
TC Energy had begun construction on the pipeline last year and said about 300 miles of the $8 billion project had been built. It would have carried oil from landlocked Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast.