A sign from the White House that bills meant to approve Keystone XL would be met with a veto is disappointing, the American Petroleum Institute said Tuesday. White House spokesman Josh Earnest affirmed signals from the president’s desk that Keystone XL might not get moved through normal vetting procedures despite a bill introduced Tuesday by the newly-minted GOP leadership on Capitol Hill. With Republican leaders taking their seat Tuesday for the first session of the 114th Congress, API President and Chief Executive Officer Jack Gerard rolled out the industry’s State of American Energy platform from Washington D.C. The agenda describes Keystone XL as “vital infrastructure” for the North American energy sector. Gerard said the project would support thousands of jobs, while bringing 830,000 barrels of oil per day across […]