Frankenpipelines: Inside Trump’s bid to resurrect Keystone XL and stretch Dakota Access north0

• Business, Energy, Finance
• May 13, 2026

Two of the most controversial pipeline projects this century—the failed Keystone XL project and the successful Dakota Access Pipeline—are gaining new life to move Canadian oil into the U.S., backed by cross-border permits quickly approved by President Donald Trump. The April permits arrive as oil producers push to move growing Canadian volumes to U.S. refineries,