what is the keystone xl pipeline for?
What is the Keystone XL Pipeline? It is a proposed extension of a pipeline that transports oil from Alberta, Canada to a major petroleum exchange in Cushing, Okla., and from there to the Gulf of Mexico. The existing smaller pipeline takes a more circuitous route. The Canadian company TransCanadaâs solution is to build a larger-capacity, more direct link from Alberta to the existing pipeline. That project is known as Keystone XL.