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Canada Says Its Oil Could Replace US Imports Of Russian Crude, All It Would Take Is Approval Of The Keystone XL Pipeline

How about getting the GOP to fully back the move while acknowledging that it will likely bump gas prices in the short term? And that needs to be on the record. No whining about gas prices or the concomitant inflation it creates while the war continues? You on board?
You mean like Dems did about unemployment when we shut down the economy like they all screamed for? Then as soon as we did, they start talking about how bad the jobs and economy numbers are.

"We need to shut everything down!"
"Look how bad the jobs numbers are!"
 
No, we can't vaccinate truckers because they won't take the jab.

Unless you want to go full-out dictator on their asses, the pipeline is the way to go.
Maybe Mayor Pete can figure something out like he did with all the shipping containers, oh wait.......
 
Gee, do you think it’s easier to build (another) pipeline over the mountains, or through the prairie?
I shouldn’t have expected an idiot like you to consider that.
My bad.
It would have been easier to admit I’m right, or to just slink away. They couldn’t get it done in Canada. The tribes and environmental groups blocked it.
 
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No, it's the art of making a deal.

But the dems are good with funding Putin's war machine.

Go Green/blue New deal. [If the oil drilling comes from another country it's ok]
The U.S has imported less Russian oil the last three months than the Trump administration did its last three months. It turns out Republicans are good with funding Putin’s war machine too, you’re just too stupid to realize it.
 

Biden expected to ban Russian energy imports today​

From CNN's Kaitlan Collins, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak and Phil Mattingly

US President Joe Biden is expected to today ban Russian oil, natural gas and coal imports to the US, according to three sources familiar with the decision.
The US will make the move unilaterally, without its European allies, due to disagreement among European nations about whether to ban Russian energy. EU countries have significantly more exposure to Russian energy than the US.
US officials decided, given the extreme political pressure at home, they could move without the coalition and not create major issues.
Biden is expected to address the news at 10:45 a.m. ET.
US imports from Russia make up a small slice of the energy universe — roughly 8% in 2021, of which only about 3% was crude oil. White House economic officials have been engaged for more than a week in how to manage any decision to cut off those imports, according to officials.
Biden administration officials traveled to Venezuela over the weekend for talks on potentially allowing the country to sell its oil on the international market, helping to replace Russian fuel. Biden may travel to Saudi Arabia as the US works to convince the kingdom to increase its production. And a looming nuclear deal could bring significant volumes of Iranian oil back to the market.

 
*sigh* Oil is fungible. It's a world-wide commodity. Whether Canada sells it here or to China doesn't change the AMOUNT of oil in the world market and the price paid depends on that.

And - bottom line - the amount we get from Russia is a drop in the bucket for the US.
6,000,000 barrels a day at $118 a barrel. What's that come to tar?
 
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It would have been easier to admit I’m right, or to just slink away. They couldn’t get it done in Canada. The tribes and environmental groups blocked it.
Why don’t you at least check before concocting your misinformation?


On June 18, 2019, the Governor in Council (GIC) directed the National Energy Board to issue the certificate allowing for the construction and operation of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.[4][5]
On July 2, 2020, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of a prior decision by the Federal Court of Appeal thus ending the potential for any further legal challenges of the expansion.[6]
In the fall of 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the slump in the price of oil,[7] and a "$5.2-billion rise in its estimated cost to $12.6 billion," the pipeline expansion was on schedule.[8]
As of July 26, 2021, after route hearings in the Coldwater River Valley, an alternative route through this area was approved. The detour adds $20 million to construction costs, according to Trans Mountain. Construction is expected to take 11 months.
 
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 of 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.”
Not with the Clown Posse we have in DC.
 
US producers are facing a profits crunch. They expanded rapidly in a frenzy of debt. Their creditors are interested in recovering their investments right now and want $$$ returns.
The capacity and leases are there to be used.
Actually, the leadership in Washington has allowed the eco warrior faction within the epa to run wild. You can make a drillers life miserable by requiring nitpicky adherence to regulations and delaying visits back to the site for days or weeks to clear operation. In the meantime you sit there shut down with a crew sitting I’m on its ass burning cash. It is not worth the risk and hassle. This is how the Democrats have shut down production in the USA.
 
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Actually, the leadership in Washington has allowed the eco warrior faction within the epa to run wild. You can make a drillers life miserable by requiring nitpicky adherence to regulations and delaying visits back to the site for days or weeks to clear operation. In the meantime you sit there shut down with a crew sitting I’m on its ass burning cash. It is not worth the risk and hassle. This is how the Democrats have shut down production in the USA.
I love when posters make up stuff to support their faulty opinions. And with respect to Alberta tar sands, there isn't a cracker that can turn it (dilbit) into a fuel gas. It's road pavement.
 
Actually, the leadership in Washington has allowed the eco warrior faction within the epa to run wild. You can make a drillers life miserable by requiring nitpicky adherence to regulations and delaying visits back to the site for days or weeks to clear operation. In the meantime you sit there shut down with a crew sitting I’m on its ass burning cash. It is not worth the risk and hassle. This is how the Democrats have shut down production in the USA.
Then why are there so many wells already in production? You are just projecting here. There is a robust US production base already, and more could be produced. They overextended themselves, lost money, and now they are going slow. Their creditors want a real return NOW.
 
Actually, the leadership in Washington has allowed the eco warrior faction within the epa to run wild. You can make a drillers life miserable by requiring nitpicky adherence to regulations and delaying visits back to the site for days or weeks to clear operation. In the meantime you sit there shut down with a crew sitting I’m on its ass burning cash. It is not worth the risk and hassle. This is how the Democrats have shut down production in the USA.
Old Joe's made the drillers richer. With the price per barrel 5 to 6 times higher at $120+ the oils worth more in the ground. Why speed up production and have the price drop the 5 to 6 times. What a problem he has created.
 
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US producers are facing a profits crunch. They expanded rapidly in a frenzy of debt. Their creditors are interested in recovering their investments right now and want $$$ returns.
The capacity and leases are there to be used.
They're also struggling with the same issues as everybody else...workers and supplies. Maybe those folks telling Biden to force that increase will pay a dividend for oil workers to get them out in the field and will source the equipment they need. It might work??

And then there's this that you alluded to:
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/02/business/oil-prices-natural-gas-russia/index.html
“Oil and gas companies do not want to drill more,” said Pavel Molchanov, an analyst at Raymond James. “They are under pressure from the financial community to pay more dividends, to do more share buybacks instead of the proverbial ‘drill baby drill,’ which is the way they would have done things 10 years ago. Corporate strategy has fundamentally changed.”
 
He is afraid it will increase prices here. He is playing politics instead of doing the right thing.
BWAHAHAHAHA!!! You mean like the pols whining about cutting off Russia while - at the exact same time - whining about gas prices?? Tell those a-holes to "do the right thing" for once.
 
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Gee, do you think it’s easier to build (another) pipeline over the mountains, or through the prairie?
I shouldn’t have expected an idiot like you to consider that.
My bad.
But shouldn't said "idiot" consider the difference between a country running a pipeline over their OWN mountains versus running a pipeline over the prairie of ANOTHER country?
 
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Old Joe's made the drillers richer. With the price per barrel 5 to 6 times higher at $120+ the oils worth more in the ground. Why speed up production and have the price drop the 5 to 6 times. What a problem he has created.
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BWAHAHAHAHA!!! You mean like the pols whining about cutting off Russia while - at the exact same time - whining about gas prices?? Tell those a-holes to "do the right thing" for once.
Yep. And their answer to your point is that Biden should increase domestic production. Of course, they don't explain how Biden can force oil and gas companies to increase domestic production short of nationalizing the industry. Market forces are driving the prices. If folks are making a ton of money, as they are, they will not change the status quo.
 
You mean like Dems did about unemployment when we shut down the economy like they all screamed for? Then as soon as we did, they start talking about how bad the jobs and economy numbers are.

"We need to shut everything down!"
"Look how bad the jobs numbers are!"
*sigh* Cite a source.
 
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*sigh* Cite a source.
You mean besides this entire site? Do you choose to not pay attention to everything around you or purposefully forget the shit you know makes your side look stupid?



 
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You mean besides this entire site? Do you choose to not pay attention to everything around you or purposefully forget the shit you know makes your side look stupid?



Your first is poll numbers and your second is an attack on how Trump dealt with the pandemic. The reasoning is that a competent response might have resulted in people being able to return to work sooner. From your own source:

Biden campaign spokesperson Rosemary Boeglin pointed to analyses, including some by Moody’s and by the Brookings Institution that cast some blame for the jobs lost on the federal administration’s response to the pandemic. It also flagged news reports that said the United States is the only affluent nation that has had a severe sustained outbreak for more than four months.

Try again?
 
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Your first is poll numbers and your second is an attack on how Trump dealt with the pandemic. The reasoning is that a competent response might have resulted in people being able to return to work sooner. From your own source:

Biden campaign spokesperson Rosemary Boeglin pointed to analyses, including some by Moody’s and by the Brookings Institution that cast some blame for the jobs lost on the federal administration’s response to the pandemic. It also flagged news reports that said the United States is the only affluent nation that has had a severe sustained outbreak for more than four months.

Try again?
You set the following standard:
How about getting the GOP to fully back the move while acknowledging that it will likely bump gas prices in the short term? And that needs to be on the record. No whining about gas prices or the concomitant inflation it creates while the war continues? You on board?

Dems were fully on board with the Economic shutdown.

Dems still blamed Trump for every negative thing that occurred as a result of said shutdown, regardless of how unavoidable is was (as mentioned in one of them).

Dems now praise Biden for having "historic job numbers", ignoring the fact that pretty much everyone stopped working.

What is it you're having trouble understanding?
 
Yea, we can buy our oil from Venezuela, Iran, and Saudi Arabia instead. Seem like a good idea to you?
We can buy oil from Canada.

Oh wait...we already do. Can you explain what is preventing us from buying more right now? Alberta's Energy Minister says they have spare pipeline and rail capacity right now.
 
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You set the following standard:
How about getting the GOP to fully back the move while acknowledging that it will likely bump gas prices in the short term? And that needs to be on the record. No whining about gas prices or the concomitant inflation it creates while the war continues? You on board?

Dems were fully on board with the Economic shutdown.

Dems still blamed Trump for every negative thing that occurred as a result of said shutdown, regardless of how unavoidable is was (as mentioned in one of them).

Dems now praise Biden for having "historic job numbers", ignoring the fact that pretty much everyone stopped working.

What is it you're having trouble understanding?
"The GOP" refers to the party and it's leaders...not the mouth-breathers who populate it's base. I don't give a rat's ass about their opinions. And as was pointed out, the criticism YOU posted was about how the pandemic was handled. I quoted your own source, you know. There is no problem with understanding here.
 
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Then why are there so many wells already in production? You are just projecting here. There is a robust US production base already, and more could be produced. They overextended themselves, lost money, and now they are going slow. Their creditors want a real return NOW.
Dropping like a rock, they are not drilling new wells very fast, ask yourself what changed? Obama did the same thing. The Democrats are bowing to the left, no matter what!
 
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