Pipeline links Canadian oilsands to refineries in the U.S. 1 c' m8 S% _2 x+ [6 T& Z. G% hCalgary-based TransCanada says it has received a presidential permit from the U.S. State Department that allows it to build the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.
According to a report by Platts Analytics, the approvals process could take another six months to a year, which would make the pipeline operational by "late-2019 at the absolute earliest.