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U.S. urges 'fivefold expansion' in Alberta oilsands production |
| Home | (CBC) - The U.S. wants Canada to dramatically expand its oil exports from the Alberta oilsands, a move that could have major implications on the environment. U.S.and Canadian oil executives and government officials met for a two-day oil summit in Houston in January 2006 and made plans for a "fivefold expansion" in oilsands production in a relatively "short time span," according to minutes of the meeting obtained by the CBC's French-language network, Radio-Canada. The meeting was organized by Natural Resources Canada and the U.S. Department of Energy. |