After the Biden administration was hit with a US$15 billion NAFTA claim by the owner of a cancelled cross-border pipeline project, the Canadian province of Alberta has confirmed it intends to bring its own investment arbitration against the US – which practitioners suggest could be the first case of its kind under the trade agreement.
26 November 2021
A Canadian energy company has launched a US$15 billion legacy NAFTA claim against the United States over the cancellation of its permit for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, complaining it has suffered a “regulatory rollercoaster” under three US administrations.
23 November 2021
A Calgary-based energy company has threatened to bring a new US$15 billion NAFTA claim against the United States after the Biden administration revoked its permit for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project.
05 July 2021
Canadian pipeline company TransCanada has dropped its multibillion dollar NAFTA claim against the United States, after US president Donald Trump reversed an Obama-era decision to block approval of its planned "Keystone XL" pipeline.
27 March 2017
As was widely predicted, TransCanada and its local subsidiary have paused a US$15 billion NAFTA claim against the US over its refusal to approve the Keystone XL pipeline after the company was invited by US president Donald Trump to renew its application for a permit for the project.
01 March 2017
A Canadian pipeline company’s US$15 billion NAFTA claim against the United States over the Obama administration’s refusal to authorise the Keystone XL pipeline looks likely to be discontinued, after new president Donald Trump invited it to revive its application.
25 January 2017
08 January 2016
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