White Home says assured acted lawfully in Keystone pipeline rejection

© Reuters. A depot used to store pipes for Transcanada Corp’s planned Keystone XL oil pipeline is seen in Gascoyne North Dakota

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that it is confident that President Barack Obama and his administration acted lawfully when rejecting TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.

TransCanada launched a lawsuit against the U.S. government on Wednesday and said it plans to seek $ 15 billion in damages from a tribunal under the North American Free Trade Agreement.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he was limited in what he could say about the pending litigation, but the decision was consistent with U.S. obligations to NAFTA. He noted the United States has never lost a NAFTA investor lawsuit.

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White Home says assured acted lawfully in Keystone pipeline rejection