A chronological look at the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project
CALGARY — Since TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) first proposed the 1,897-kilometre Keystone XL pipeline, the project has been studied, stalled, slammed and hyped — all amid political pressure from interests on all sides of the debate. Some key dates in Keystone XL’s history:
July 2008: TransCanada and ConocoPhillips, joint owners of the Keystone Pipeline, propose a major expansion to the network dubbed Keystone XL to carry oilsands bitumen from Alberta to Texas.
2009: As the U.S. State Department wades through comments based on an environmental assessment of the project, TransCanada starts visiting landowners potentially affected by the pipeline. Opposition emerges in Nebraska.
June 2009: TransCanada announces it will buy ConocoPhillips’s stake in Keystone.