Hundreds of workers are back in southeast Alberta to work on the Keystone XL pipeline project, although instead of construction activity, crews will spend the summer fixing up the land. About 150 km of pipe was installed in Alberta and — for now — TC Energy plans to leave it underground. The only difference being, they will still leave the pipe in the ground, for now," said Dennis McConaghy, an author on energy issues and a former TC Energy executive. He suspects the pipe may be left underground permanently, since that's usually what happens when pipelines are no longer in service. The 1,897-kilometre Keystone XL pipeline was first announced in 2005 and designed to carry 830,000 barrels of crude a day from Hardisty, Alta., to Nebraska.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2021 07:52 UTC