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The southern leg of Keystone XL pipeline reached capacity much faster than expected, a TransCanada official said Monday.

Corey Goulet, vice president of TransCanada's Keystone development, said the company wanted the 485-mile pipeline to transport 700,000 barrels of oil a day after about 90 days of operation.

"We achieved that last week" in about half that time, Goulet said in a telephone interview with The Oklahoman. He was in Tulsa on Monday to visit a local pipeline company and speak to the Tulsa Pipeliners Club.