Keystone XL Pipeline

Keystone XL Pipeline is a 36-inch-diameter crude oil pipeline, beginning in Hardisty, Alta., and extending south to Steele City, Neb. The pipeline will create thousands of jobs for Americans, increase tax benefits for counties and communities and provide a safe, secure, reliable source of energy to help fuel the everyday lives of Americans.

Keystone XL Pipeline will be a much-needed refocus on U.S. infrastructure, while also producing thousands of well-paying jobs and substantial economic benefits to local communities and the U.S. GDP.

We continue to work with Federal, State, tribal and local leaders to secure the support needed for this important project and are working to obtain all applicable permits and approvals.

We are committed to minimizing our environmental impact during the development of the Keystone XL Pipeline. We have built pipelines in all conditions throughout the U.S. and Canada and pride ourselves on minimizing impact and returning the land to its original condition.

We employ the most modern construction techniques when building our pipelines and take precautions around roads and water crossings.

For instance:

• Normal farming equipment may cross the right-of-way without restrictions
• We are responsible for the repair of drain tiles, irrigation or other buried utilities, if damaged during pipeline construction
• We will minimize road impact during construction and will be responsible for repairing any road damage caused by construction
• We will use a state-of-the-art technique called horizontal directional drilling to bury the pipeline well below river beds, allowing us to bury the pipe deeper on both sides of the river bank, offering protection from floods or high river levels
• We will use thicker steel where pipe crosses a river and the pipe will be further protected by advanced non-abrasive coatings