Is The Keystone Pipeline Operational 2023. The keystone pipeline transports crude oil from hardisty, alberta to refining markets in the u.s. The keystone crude pipeline, a vital artery transporting canadian oil to markets in the us and overseas, is operating at about half of its capacity wednesday after being halted.
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. Rather, experts say gas prices are high.