• Sign up for the Daily Digest E-mail
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

BOE Report

Sign up
  • Home
  • Headlines
    • Latest Headlines
    • Columns
    • Discussions
  • Well Activity Map
  • Property Listings
  • Land Sales
  • M&A Activity
    • M&A Database
    • AER Transfers
  • Markets
  • Rig Counts
    • CAODC Rig Count
    • Baker Hughes Rig Count
    • USA Rig Count
  • Industry Data
    • Canada Well Licences
    • USA Market Data
    • Data Subscription
  • Jobs

Oliver on the defensive as he ends oilsands promotion tour through Europe

May 10, 20139:20 AM BOE Report Staff

europe anti oilsandsCP

 

OTTAWA – Joe Oliver’s public-relations tour through Europe is ending as it began — with the natural resource minister on the defensive not just about Canada’s oilsands but also about his own reaction to criticism.

Oliver is flying back today from the U.K., after a whirlwind trip through Israel, Brussels, Paris and London to promote Canada’s approach to oil and gas production.

But even as he pleads with Europe to accept bitumen from the oilsands, he also lashes out at critics for exaggerating their claims about greenhouse gas emissions and being unrealistic about how badly the world needs Canadian oil.

In his quest to assure market access for Canadian oil, Oliver is lobbying against the European Parliament’s tentative plans to impose a tax on bitumen because of its emissions.

But he says his comments about a World Trade Organization challenge of the European measures are not a threat; instead they are just a recognition of the last resort Canada would be forced to take if Europe doesn’t back down.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper will follow up next week with a trip to New York to argue the benefits of building the Keystone XL pipeline.

Carbon Tax

Follow the BOE Report
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
Sign up for the BOE Report Daily Digest E-mail
Latest Headlines
  • Canada unveils GHG reduction credits to boost carbon trading market
  • Canada’s weekly rig count drops 5 to 172
  • AER suspends SanLing Energy Ltd.’s operations
  • U.S. drillers add oil and gas rigs for second week in a row
  • Tamarack Valley Energy upsizes previously announced financing

Return to Home
Alberta Gas
CAD/GJ
Market Data by TradingView





    Note: The page you are currently on will be sent with your report. If this report is about a different page, please specify.

    About
    • About BOEReport.com
    • In the News
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    Resources
    • App
    • Widgets
    • Notifications
    • Daily Digest E-mail
    Get In Touch
    • Advertise
    • Post a Job
    • Contribute
    • Contact
    • Report Error
    Featured In
    • CamTrader
    • Rigger Talk
    Data Partner
    • Foxterra
    BOE Network
    © 2021 Grobes Media Inc.