Trump grants approval for controversial Keystone XL Pipeline

By Itunuoluwa Adebo

Friday morning, President Trump announced the granting of a permit for construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, calling it “the first of many infrastructure projects” that he would be approving in order to put more Americans to work.

He said that “government too often failed its citizens and companies over the past long period of time. Today we begin to make things right.” The $8 billion project would span 1,200 miles, connecting Alberta’s massive tar sands crude with pipelines and refineries on the Texas gulf coast that are particularly well-suited to handling the thick oil.

The Calgary-based firm, TransCanada has been trying to win approval for the pipeline for nearly 10 years,  it announced that the State Department has signed and issued a construction permit for the project.

“This is a significant milestone for the Keystone XL project,” Russ Girling, TransCanada’s president and chief executive, said in a video release. “We greatly appreciate President Trump’s administration for reviewing and approving this important initiative, and we look forward to working with them as we continue to invest in and strengthen North America’s energy infrastructure.”

The move comes barely two months after Trump, only days into his presidency, signed an executive order aimed at reviving the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. Both projects had drawn massive protests and had been stalled by the Obama administration.

 

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