Trump grants permit for partial Keystone XL revival
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Updated · Reuters · Apr 30
Trump grants permit for partial Keystone XL revival
13 articles · Updated · Reuters · Apr 30
The order clears a Canada-US line from the border to Guernsey, Wyoming, using 150km of idle pipe in Canada and targeting 450,000 barrels a day.
South Bow and Bridger Pipeline say the project could lift Canadian crude exports to the United States by more than 12%, though extra links to major refining hubs are still needed.
State permits and possible court challenges remain, after Keystone XL was cancelled in 2021 amid Indigenous and environmental opposition, even as Canada casts new pipeline capacity as an energy-security and trade lever.
How might reusing Keystone XL materials and corridors for the Bridger Pipeline affect environmental risks and public opposition?
With the Defense Production Act accelerating fossil fuel projects, what could this mean for the future of renewable energy investment in the U.S.?
What are the potential consequences for indigenous communities and local water sources if the Bridger Pipeline faces a major spill?