Americans recognize Canada’s oil could be the solution to the oil embargo in the Unites States following U.S. President Biden’s ban on the import of Russian oil. The ban was the result of U.S. sanctions placed on Russia following their invasion of Ukraine..A recent American poll shows Americans are now expressing significant support for the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline in the light of sanctions against Putin as punishment for his invasion of Ukraine..The poll, conducted by Maru Public Opinion for Postmedia showed that 71% of Americans believe Biden should pen a new executive order to restart the Keystone XL pipeline. The diluted bitumen would be transported from Canada’s Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin in Alberta to refineries in Illinois and Texas..Many in the U.S. have argued that as the result of Biden’s Russian oil embargo, the topic of the completion of the XL phase of the Keystone should be seriously reconsidered..Within 24 hours of Biden taking his oath of office in 2021, he signed an executive order, titled, Executive Order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis, to cancel the completion of the Keystone XL pipeline. Biden’s executive order also revoked oil and gas development in national wildlife parks..The pipeline was to carry millions of barrels of oil from Canada to refineries in the United States.. keystone-xl-pipeline-route-map-overall-2_0Keystone XL Pipeline Route. Image courtesy keystonexl.com .Current pipeline Phases I-III are capable of transporting 1.2 million barrels of oil per day. The Keystone XL pipeline extension (Phase IV) of the Keystone pipeline system was proposed by TC Energy (then TransCanada) in 2008, and was initially designed to transport tar sands oil to market efficiently. The Government of Alberta is a key stakeholder in the project..The U.S. State Department, under President Barack Obama, in 2015 declined to grant the northern section of the Keystone XL project the licence required to construct, maintain, and operate the pipeline across the U.S.-Canada border — the licence was later granted by President Donald Trump and then revoked by President Biden soon after he took office..The pipeline has had its fair share of controversy. Proponents have faced more than a decade of consistent protests from environmental activists and organizations; indigenous communities; religious leaders; and the farmers, ranchers, and business owners in the regions of its proposed route..Canadian oil producers would have to meet the unaddressed challenge of increased production to the United States — something that would take time and investment. A quick fix is not on the table..TC Energy has said it has no plans to restart the pipeline..It has been reported that, on the subject of massive increases in the price of a barrel of oil, Americans are not buying the “Putin’s price hike” argument..A group of laid-off Keystone XL Pipeline workers did not pull any punches against Biden in a recent interview with U.S. news channel Fox News on Sunday..Biden was reportedly told “to go frack himself.”.Amanda Brown is a reporter with the Western Standard.,.abrown@westernstandardonline.com
