what is the keystone xl pipeline 
the keystone xl pipeline was to transport oil from alberta canada to refineries in the united states the final phase of the keystone xl pipeline was to be developed by tc energy formerly transcanada corporation which has constructed several other pipelines between canada and the united states since 2010 1in march 2019 then president donald trump granted a presidential permit allowing construction of the oil pipeline that was to run through the international border of the united states and canada however on jan 20 2021 president biden signed an executive order revoking the permit of the keystone xl pipeline 23understanding the keystone xl pipelinethe keystone pipeline was proposed by transcanada corp on feb 9 2005 in a press release which said transcanada is in the business of connecting energy supplies to markets and we view this opportunity as another way of providing a valuable service to our customers converting one of our natural gas pipeline assets for oil transportation is an innovative cost competitive way to meet the need for pipeline expansions to accommodate anticipated growth in canadian crude oil production during the next decade 1the first phase of the pipeline goes from hardisty alberta to the junction at steele city nebraska and on to the wood river refinery in roxana illinois and the patoka oil terminal hub north of patoka illinois section two runs from steele city nebraska south through kansas to the oil hub and tank farm in cushing oklahoma then further south to nederland texas to serve refineries in the port arthur texas area the third phase is the houston lateral pipeline which will transport crude oil from the pipeline in liberty county texas to refineries and terminals in the houston area 54in nov 2015 president barack obama announced his administration would not grant permits for the construction of this pipeline in order to further their commitment to fighting climate change 6 in his first week at the oval office president trump signed an executive order clearing the way for the pipeline project 7 the republican party had believed that the construction of the pipeline will create more jobs and provide a boost to the economy on jan 20 2021 president joe biden rescinded the construction permit for the keystone xl pipeline tc energy said it was stopping construction earlier the same day 3