2015 Event Oil spill cleanup continues at Refugio State Beach in California after a pipeline burst two days ago; about 21,000 gallons of oil have been released into the ocean and 105,000 gallons on land 2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama vetoes the Keystone XL project, which would extend the existing Keystone pipeline and connect Canadian oil directly to U.S. Gulf Coast refineries; environmentalists claim the pipeline extension will add to climate change 2014 Event A long-delayed review of the Keystone XL Pipeline is completed by the U.S. State Department; it concluded the pipeline would not significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions 2011 Event A bill extending a payroll tax extension and a bill expediting the Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and Texas is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives 2011 Event In Washington, D.C., thousands protest the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project, which would carry Alberta oil sands crude through six U.S. states to Gulf Coast refineries 2011 Event The El Paso natural gas exploration and pipeline company is purchased by Kinder Morgan for $21.1 billion in cash and stock 2011 Event The Arab Gas Pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is destroyed in an explosion; the line supplies gas to Jordan and Israel 2009 Event Slovenia agrees to allow Russia's South Stream gas pipeline to Europe pass through their country 1977 Event 1st oil through the TransAlaska Pipeline System reach Valdez, Alaska 1977 Event Oil enters Trans-Alaska pipeline exits 38 days later at Valdez 1977 Event Trans Alaska oil pipeline completed 1973 Event President Nixon authorizes construction of Alaskan pipeline 1960 Event Oil pipeline from Rotterdam to Ruhrgebied opens 1957 Event 1st commercial coal pipeline placed in operation 1952 Event Oil pipeline from Kirkuk to Banias completed 1951 Event World's largest gas pipeline opens (Brownsville Tx, to 134th St, New York City) 1944 Event Pipeline under ocean (Pluto) begins operating 1935 Event Oil pipeline Iraq-Mediterranean goes into use 1865 Event 1st U.S. underground pipeline for carrying oil is laid in Pennsylvania
