The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that South Bow has approached farmers and ranchers in southwest Saskatchewan to resurvey land that lies along the original Keystone XL pipeline route, as it looks to revive portions of the long-dead project. The Globe's Emma Graney writes that the move follows months of speculation around the pipeline project, which was cancelled in 2021. And in October, Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving Keystone XL during talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. South Bow announced late Thursday that it has commenced an "open season" to solicit binding commitments for long-term volumes on a pipeline it calls Prairie Connector. The 450,000-barrel-a-day line would run from Hardisty, Alta., to multiple U.S. delivery points, including Cushing, Okla., and the Gulf Coast. The open season for Prairie Connector runs until March 30. South Bow will then take 60 days to determine whether there is enough commercial support to advance the proposed project. The company is already getting its ducks in a row on the ground. It is gathering permissions and making initial payments to landowners for surveying, examining and making other necessary arrangements on the lands.
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