American Petroleum Institute issues statement in support of Keystone XL permit
The American Petroleum Institute (API) issued a statement recently in support of President Donald Trump’s issuance of a new Presidential permit for the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline.
“We applaud the Administration for taking a no-nonsense approach to permitting this essential critical infrastructure project,” API President and CEO Mike Sommers said. “The Keystone XL Pipeline has passed every environmental review conducted over the last decade under both the Obama and Trump administrations. Every study has concluded it can be built safely, with no significant impact to the environment.”
API said that the project will create thousands of jobs, inject millions of dollars into the nation’s economy. The pipeline would transport crude oil from western Canada’s tar sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
“Today’s action reaffirms the national importance of this critical project to U.S. consumers and energy security and will help drive the project towards completion after more than 10 years of extensive environmental review,” API said in a news release.
The permit authorizes TransCanada Corp. to “construct, connect, operate, and maintain” pipeline facilities between the United States and Canada. It also allows for the maintenance of a pipeline facility in Phillips County, Montana which would support the importation of oil to the United States.
The permit aims to replace a March 2017 order which a Montana federal judge invalidated in November. That ruling is being appealed in the 9th Circuit.
