Associated Press - Wed March 24, 2021
States Make Effort to Revive XL Keystone Pipeline Project
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Attorneys general from 21 states sued to overturn President Joe Biden's cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada. Led by Ken Paxton of Texas and Austin Knudsen of Montana, the states said Biden had overstepped his authority when he revoked the permit for the Keystone pipeline on his first day in office....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu January 28, 2021
Biden's Executive Orders Has Construction Industry Concerned
President Joe Biden signaled changes in climate and energy policies when he signed a slew of executive orders on his first day in office. Though some consider this a positive move toward reducing global warming and carbon footprint, others see it as adversely affecting the construction sector and a threat to the economy, which President Biden campaigned to support....
Associated Press - Mon January 25, 2021
White House Revokes Permit of Pipeline Through Texas
TORONTO (AP) Construction on the long disputed Keystone XL oil pipeline halted as incoming U.S. President Joe Biden revoked its permit on his first day in office. The 1,700-mi. pipeline was planned to carry roughly 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Alberta to the Texas Gulf Coast, passing through Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma....
Associated Press - Wed July 15, 2020
Court Ruling Puts Keystone Pipeline Construction on Hold
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) The U.S. Supreme Court handed another setback to the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline from Canada on July 6 by keeping in place a lower court ruling that blocked a key environmental project permit....
Kallanish Energy - Thu June 25, 2020
Firm Hired to Begin Keystone XL Construction in Alberta
Michels Canada is poised to begin construction on the $8 billion Keystone XL oil pipeline in Alberta, while construction in the United States is still delayed by a court appeal, Kallansh Energy reports....
Associated Press - Tue June 02, 2020
Keystone XL Oil Sands Pipeline Work Starts
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Canadian company has built the first piece of the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline across the U.S. border and started work on labor camps in Montana and South Dakota....
Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thu January 23, 2020
Trump Administration Approves Keystone Pipeline on U.S. Land
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) The Trump administration on Jan. 22 approved a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land, pushing the $8 billion project closer to construction though court challenges still loom....
Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue November 27, 2018
Keystone XL Pipeline Builder Asks Judge to Allow Some Work
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The company that wants to build the Keystone XL pipeline is asking a judge to change his order blocking the project to allow pre-construction work to continue, such as purchasing materials and finalizing contracts....
Matthew Daly - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon November 12, 2018
Another Keystone XL Setback: Environmental Review Ordered
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a setback for the Trump administration, a federal judge has blocked a permit for construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada and ordered officials to conduct a new environmental review....
Grant Schulte - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 10, 2018
Keystone XL Developer Plans to Start Construction in 2019
LINCOLN, NEB. (AP) The developer of the Keystone XL oil pipeline plans to start construction next year, after a U.S. State Department review ordered by a federal judge concluded that major environmental damage from a leak is unlikely and could quickly be mitigated, a company spokesman said....
