Keystone XL Timeline
Chronology of Events Relating to the Pipeline Project
July 2008 — TransCanada Corporation announces plans to expand its existing 590,000 bpd Keystone oil pipeline system to the Gulf Coast. September 2008 — TransCanada files an application with the U.S. State Department for a presidential cross-border permit allowing construction of the project. October 2010 — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that the Obama Administration is “inclined” to approve the pipeline. August 2011 — The U.S. State Department issues its final environmental impact statement for the project. It concludes that Keystone XL will not have significant adverse effects on the environment and begins a 90-day comment period to determine…
