Calgary-based TransCanada said in a statement that Trump's order 'clarifies the national importance of Keystone XL.' Trump "has been clear that he wants to create jobs and advance U.S. energy security, and the Keystone XL pipeline does both of those things," said Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and CEO. Keystone XL will create thousands of jobs and deliver crude oil to U.S. refineries "in the safest, most efficient and environmentally sound way," the company said. Keystone XL will boost U.S. economic and energy security interests, said Christopher Guith, acting president of the chamber's Global Energy Institute. TransCanada disputes that, saying Keystone XL has been studied more than any other pipeline in history.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2019 22:55 UTC