TransCanada Acknowledges Congressional Support for Keystone XL
(firmenpresse) - CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 12/17/11 -- TransCanada Corporation (TSX: TRP)(NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) announced today it acknowledges and respects the discussion that has occurred in Washington in recent weeks as members of Congress have thoughtfully debated the role Keystone XL will play in meeting U.S. energy independence needs and creating jobs, all with a long-term respect for the environment.
It appears today's vote in the U.S. Senate would have some bearing on the ultimate timeline for a decision on approval of the project. TransCanada will work with the Department of State to do whatever is necessary if the Bill is ultimately passed and the 60-day timeframe, as outlined in the legislation, comes into effect.
"The over three-year review process for Keystone XL has become the most detailed and comprehensive environmental review ever undertaken for a cross border pipeline. We look forward to learning in the coming days how this latest development will affect the ultimate approval process for our project," said Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and chief executive officer. "What today's vote indicates is that the majority of Congress supports the benefits Keystone XL will bring to the United States - 20,000 jobs for Americans and energy security through a stable, secure supply of U.S. domestic and Canadian oil."
Keystone XL has the capacity to deliver 830,000 barrels of oil per day to U.S. refineries in Cushing, Oklahoma and the Gulf of Mexico. Up to 25 per cent of that capacity has been provided for the delivery of U.S. domestic oil from the Bakken fields in Montana and North Dakota and oil from Cushing. Long-term, binding contracts for more than 150,000 barrels per day from the Bakken fields and Cushing have already been signed. This supports the desire in the United States to ultimately achieve domestic energy security.
"The fundamental issue here is that the U.S. imports 10 million barrels of oil each day - forecasts predict that will not change for decades. So the question is where will that oil come from? Will it come from U.S. and Canadian sources or will it continue to be higher priced conflict oil from the Middle East and Venezuela - regions that do not share American values," added Girling.
The legislation that passed the Senate today was pushed forward by Senators Dick Lugar (R-IN), John Hoeven (R-ND), David Vitter (R-LA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Max Baucus (D-MT). Below is TransCanada's understanding of what the Bill provides:
The 20,000 American jobs Keystone XL would create include 13,000 construction jobs - work for pipefitters, welders, electricians, heavy equipment operators and more. And 7,000 manufacturing jobs - from the pipe being manufactured in Arkansas, pump motors made in Ohio and transformers built in Pennsylvania, workers in almost every state in the U.S. would benefit from Keystone.
The Keystone XL project is expected to create $20 billion of private-sector economic stimulus to the U.S. during construction and contribute over $5 billion in property taxes to the communities it will pass through - money counties could use to build new roads, schools and hospitals.
"We will continue to focus our efforts on collaborating with Nebraska's Department of Environmental Quality, the state and the federal State Department on an alternative route that avoids Nebraska's Sandhills," concluded Girling. "Achieving this should mean we have cleared the last remaining hurdle in the review process as outlined by the Department of State November 10, moving us toward a determination that Keystone XL is indeed in the national interest of the United States, allowing us to put Americans to work and enhance national security."
With more than 60 years experience, TransCanada is a leader in the responsible development and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and oil pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada's network of wholly owned natural gas pipelines extends more than 57,000 kilometres (35,500 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with approximately 380 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns or has interests in over 10,800 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada is developing one of North America's largest oil delivery systems. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. For more information visit: .
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