TransCanada says it will proceed with the Eight Billion-dollar Keystone XL project.
TransCanada spokeswoman Robynn Tysver says the company has secured 20-year commitments for 500-Thousand barrels of crude oil a day. . .

Tysver says the company is contacting landowners along the approved route, securing the easements needed to build Keystone XL. . .

TransCanada says it hopes to begin construction on Keystone XL next year.