2016
TransCanada v. USA (I)
TransCanada Corporation and TransCanada PipeLines Limited v. United States of America (I)
(ICSID Case No. ARB/16/21)
United States of America
Canada
Interests in the Keystone XL Pipeline project; ownership and/or control of nine U.S. enterprises, including TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P. (“Keystone”), and other assets.
Claims arising out of the denial of the application for a Presidential Permit to construct the Keystone XL Pipeline, a proposed 1,897 km crude oil pipeline from Alberta (Canada) to Nebraska (United States), and the Government’s actions leading to that denial.
Tertiary: H - Transportation and storage
Tertiary: F - Construction
Tertiary: F - Construction
49 - Land transport and transport via pipelines
42 - Civil engineering
42 - Civil engineering
ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes)
ICSID (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes)
Haigh, D.
Murphy, S. D.
Name not available
15000.00 mln USD (15000.00 mln USD)
Non-pecuniary relief
National treatment
Most-favoured nation treatment
Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims
Indirect expropriation
Most-favoured nation treatment
Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims
Indirect expropriation
Not applicable - settled or discontinued before decision on liability
https://icsid.worldbank.org/en/Pages/cases/casedetail.aspx?CaseNo=ARB/16/21
http://www.state.gov/s/l/c71937.htm
http://www.transcanada.com/news-releases-article.html?id=2014960&t=
http://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/1035039/us-faces-nafta-claim-over-keystone-pipeline (requires subscription)
http://www.iareporter.com/articles/transcanada-picks-icsid-for-its-15-billion-nafta-arbitration-against-the-usa-and-elaborates-on-certain-points-raised-in-earlier-notice-of-intent/ (requires subscription)
http://www.iareporter.com/articles/transcanada-and-usa-name-their-arbitrators-in-high-stakes-nafta-dispute/ (requires subscription)
https://www.transcanada.com/en/announcements/2017-03-24transcanada-receives-presidential-permit-for-keystone-xl/
http://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/1138620/transcanada-drops-ususd15-billion-nafta-case (requires subscription)
https://www.iareporter.com/articles/transcanada-says-it-has-permit-for-keystone-pipeline-and-icsid-case-is-swiftly-discontinued/ (requires subscription)
http://www.state.gov/s/l/c71937.htm
http://www.transcanada.com/news-releases-article.html?id=2014960&t=
http://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/1035039/us-faces-nafta-claim-over-keystone-pipeline (requires subscription)
http://www.iareporter.com/articles/transcanada-picks-icsid-for-its-15-billion-nafta-arbitration-against-the-usa-and-elaborates-on-certain-points-raised-in-earlier-notice-of-intent/ (requires subscription)
http://www.iareporter.com/articles/transcanada-and-usa-name-their-arbitrators-in-high-stakes-nafta-dispute/ (requires subscription)
https://www.transcanada.com/en/announcements/2017-03-24transcanada-receives-presidential-permit-for-keystone-xl/
http://globalarbitrationreview.com/article/1138620/transcanada-drops-ususd15-billion-nafta-case (requires subscription)
https://www.iareporter.com/articles/transcanada-says-it-has-permit-for-keystone-pipeline-and-icsid-case-is-swiftly-discontinued/ (requires subscription)