May 5, 2026 │ Energy, Oil, Pipelines

U.S.-Canada Pipeline Reviving Keystone XL Secures Nearly All Commitments Needed to Start Building

Article from Just the News. Published Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Written by Kevin Killough.

A proposed pipeline from Canada to the U.S. to transport oil is getting commitments from companies. Oil companies have committed to transporting approximately 72% of the pipeline's initial capacity. Companies typically secure about 80% of the pipeline's capacity before moving forward with construction.
The pipeline is a project by Canada's South Bow Corp and its U.S. partner Bridger Pipeline, and it takes a different route than the Keystone XL Pipeline, which former President Joe Biden blocked in 2021. President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting the cross-border permit the project needed.
The Canadian portion of the project revives the part of the Keystone XL that was previously built and has been sitting idle.
On the American side, the pipeline would take a different route than the Keystone XL, running 645 miles through Montana to Guernsey, Wyoming.
The Wyoming town doesn't connect the pipeline to an end market, and it would still need to be linked up with refining hubs in Oklahoma, Illinois, or the Gulf Coast.