Oklahoma and Texas increased their economies by a combined total of $5.7 billion due to the southern leg of the Keystone pipeline (the “Gulf Coast Pipeline”) during the 17 months it was under construction. According to the Consumer Energy Alliance, the pipeline also brought in local tax revenues and aided 24 counties that are in low-income, rural areas. TransCanada invested $2.3 billion to build the 485-mile pipeline connecting the crude oil storage hub in Cushing with refineries along the Gulf Coast. In the process, the construction of the pipeline involved hiring almost 5,000 workers.[1]
