Canada Says Its Oil Could Replace US Imports Of Russian Crude If Keystone XL Pipeline Is Approved

After heated talks about banning Russian oil imports between US and it's allies Canada has proposed that it's oil could help the US replace the imports of Russian crude oil if the Keystone XL Pipeline is approved.

The top authorities of the oil-producing province of Alberta indicated this weekend that Canadian oil can replace American imports of Russian crude.

As talks about barring Russian oil imports in the US and its European allies heat up, rumours are circulating that the US administration may be trying to persuade Saudi Arabia to pump additional oil or relax certain sanctions against Venezuela to assist filling the void left by a Russian oil embargo.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that the US and its European allies were in "very active discussions" about barring Russian oil imports in response to Putin's conflict in Ukraine.

Even without sanctions against Russian oil, some of the country's largest importers have begun to reduce their imports...

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