TransCanada Corp. is hoping to start construction by June on its decade-old Keystone XL oil pipeline project, even as the U.S. government shutdown threatens to delay a key legal proceeding. The company is hoping to start construction by June on its decade-old Keystone XL oil pipeline project, even as the U.S. government shutdown threatens to delay a key legal proceeding. The company would also face higher construction costs as competition for crews increases in 2020, TransCanada said in a letter filed in U.S. District Court in Montana. Prior to that ruling, TransCanada had hoped to start construction as early as mid February. TransCanada asked the court to move forward with that hearing without the Justice Department, a move the agency supported in a separate letter.

Source: thestar January 08, 2019 15:22 UTC