Owner cancels Keystone XL pipeline months after Biden revoked permit

TC Energy halts project that faced longstanding opposition from climate campaigners

A $9bn oil pipeline that became a symbol of the rising political clout of climate advocates and a flashpoint in US-Canada relations was officially canceled on Wednesday.

Keystone XL, which was proposed in 2008 to bring oil from Canada’s western tar sands to US refiners, was halted by owner TC Energy after Joe Biden this year revoked a key permit needed for a US stretch of the 1,200-mile project.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/09/keystone-xl-pipeline-canceled

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