Posted on 03/07/2022 8:37:37 PM PST by blam
Canada’s oil could replace American imports of Russian crude, the top officials of the oil-producing province Alberta said this weekend.
As talks about banning Russian oil imports in the United States and its European allies intensify, reports have started to emerge that the U.S. Administration could be looking to persuade Saudi Arabia to pump more oil or lift some sanctions on Venezuela to help fill the gap that a Russian oil embargo would open.
On Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the United States and its European allies were in “very active discussions” about banning the import of Russian oil over Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Even without sanctions on Russian oil, some of the biggest U.S. importers of Russian crude oil have started suspending their purchases of the commodity.
Canada has long pitched its crude as one that is not produced in rogue government regimes such as Venezuela, Iran, or Russia, and Alberta’s top officials now say that its crude could be the answer to more supply from allied nations to the United States.
Retweeting Elon Musk’s comments that “we need to increase oil & gas output immediately,” Alberta’s Energy Minister Sonya Savage said on Saturday:
“Agreed. And it should come from Alberta, home of the 3rd largest oil reserves. Alberta is the answer to US Energy security. Real emissions reductions, reliable, right next door.”
Alberta’s Premier Jason Kenney said that he and Savage would be attending the CERAWeek conference in Houston this week, where “We will be meeting with decision-makers to secure access to markets, attract job-creating investment to our province, and argue for Canadian energy to displace Russian conflict oil.”
Kenney also said that Alberta would be delighted to welcome a visit from U.S. President Joe Biden, as one reportedly being considered to Saudi Arabia.
Kenney noted that in a visit by President Biden to Alberta “We could discuss how to ship nearly 1 million barrels a day of responsibly produced energy every day from the USA’s closest friend and ally! All it would take is his approval for Keystone XL. Easy.”
BTTT
But that would be using disgusting oil that powers the machines to keep the peasants fed.
The democrats are the enemy. They shut down our energy independence because they are commies.
Logical but Biden is a moron and evil so I wouldn’t count on it.
But...but...Jen Snarky says ‘it would take years’.
(There’s an old Chinese proverb that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; and the next best time is NOW.)
Keep in mind that Canada could have had a pipeline that reached Prince Rupert or New Brunswick to ship out on the coasts.
But our dear Son of Castro put the kibosh on both pipelines. Mainly because he can murder Albertans without consequences.
Brandon will declare war on Canada now——
Trudeau is dictator.
Would Schwab allow it?
Greater reliance on Alberta is better than greater reliance on Saudi Arabia.
Isn’t the oil moving now, albeit more slowly, on Warren Buffett’s trains? I would think that that would be an avoidable bottleneck in the supply chain. But, Warren did cough up millions for Biden’s campaign, so I guess he’s owed.
News Flash !
The folks pulling Biden’s strings are enemies of the United States of America.
You got it, as they are about as crooked and greedy as they come, and many of them not too bright to begin with.
Biden is just a meat puppet. His handlers are the dips***s who call the shots.
Where is the Canadian oil going now? https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/canadian-oil-barrels-head-out-us-gulf-record-numbers-2022-02-11/
Bozo Joe has painted himself into a corner.
That is probably true. But it does not negate my statement.
usually it takes years to fully realize the mistakes of politicians
Biden is so stupid, his idiocy only takes months to manifest itself.
So many many many strange decisions made by our governments evey day that make absolutely no sense unless they’re just trying to destroy everything
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