Is The Keystone Xl Pipeline Operational Today 2024 Texas. The keystone xl pipeline extension, proposed by tc energy (then transcanada) in 2008, was initially designed to transport the planet’s dirtiest fossil fuel, tar sands oil, to market—and fast. In 2021, president biden canceled the completion of the keystone xl pipeline, which was expected to carry 830,000 barrels of oil per day from canada to the u.s.

What does that mean for texas? The southern leg of the keystone xl ties into the existing keystone pipeline that already runs to canada, bringing up to 700,000 barrels of oil a day to refineries in texas.