--- title: Keystone XL pipeline by the numbers description: Watch what you need to know about the 1,179-mile project. canonical: https://time.com/3592332/keystone-xl-pipeline-numbers/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-18T18:15:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T11:31:03.270Z article:section: Politics og:title: Keystone XL ipeline by the numbers og:description: Watch what you need to know about the 1,179-mile project. og:url: https://time.com/3592332/keystone-xl-pipeline-numbers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b8e958f100d4e78/6987696555a8593ae6a842b8/keystone-xl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Construction Along The Keystone XL Pipeline og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Keystone XL ipeline by the numbers twitter:description: Watch what you need to know about the 1,179-mile project. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b8e958f100d4e78/6987696555a8593ae6a842b8/keystone-xl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Keystone XL Pipeline by the Numbers by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Nov 18, 2014 6:15 PM UTC  A sixty-foot section of pipe is lowered into a trench during construction of the Gulf Coast Project pipeline in Prague, Oklahoma, U.S., on March 11, 2013. A sixty-foot section of pipe is lowered into a trench during construction of the Gulf Coast Project pipeline in Prague, Oklahoma, U.S., on March 11, 2013.Daniel Acker—Bloomberg/Getty Images by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Nov 18, 2014 6:15 PM UTC President Obama will have the chance to approve or veto the Keystone XL Pipeline, of which 40% has already been [built](http://www.transcanada.com/5641.html), after the Senate takes a vote Tuesday. [Environmentalists argue](http://www.nwf.org/What-We-Do/Energy-and-Climate/Drilling-and-Mining/Tar-Sands/Keystone-XL-Pipeline.aspx) that the pipeline will cause toxic oil spills and pollute water supplies, though an environmental impact [review](http://keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov/documents/organization/221135.pdf) released by the State Department concluded that the pipeline will not result in a significant increase on greenhouse gases. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at the project. Keystone XL pipeline by the numbers ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3592332/keystone-xl-pipeline-numbers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3592332/keystone-xl-pipeline-numbers/"},"headline":"Keystone XL Pipeline by the Numbers","datePublished":"2014-11-18T18:15:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:31:03.270Z","description":"The Senate will vote Tuesday on the Keystone XL Pipeline, which will stretch from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf of Mexico. Watch what you need to know about the 1,179-mile project.","url":"https://time.com/3592332/keystone-xl-pipeline-numbers/","keywords":["Environment","Keystone XL","Crude Oil","Keystone"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b8e958f100d4e78/6987696555a8593ae6a842b8/keystone-xl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b8e958f100d4e78/6987696555a8593ae6a842b8/keystone-xl.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Construction Along The Keystone XL Pipeline","caption":"Construction Along The Keystone XL Pipeline","creditText":"Daniel Acker—Bloomberg/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/environment/","name":"Environment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3592332/keystone-xl-pipeline-numbers/","name":"Keystone XL Pipeline by the Numbers"}}]}] ```