Calgary-based TransCanada Corp. courted its U.S. congressional allies -- and confronted its foes -- on Monday amid an effort by Republicans to pass legislation forcing the Obama administration to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline before the end of 2011.
In testimony before the House subcommittee on energy and power, TransCanada executive Alex Pourbaix dismissed as "completely false" allegations by environmental groups that diluted bitumen from Alberta's oilsands is more dangerous and corrosive to transport than conventional heavy oil.