EDMONTON — Alberta’s energy minister is lashing out at the U.S. president over a request to OPEC to boost oil production.
Sonya Savage says this “smacks of hypocrisy” after Joe Biden cancelled the Keystone XL Pipeline soon after taking office this year.
The Biden administration pleading with OPEC to increase oil production to rescue the U.S from high fuel prices months after cancelling the Keystone XL pipeline smacks of hypocrisy.
See below my full statement: https://t.co/WKbb09G4yR #abpoli #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/bWWdxrs8I3
— Hon. Sonya Savage, KC (@sonyasavage) August 11, 2021
Officials within the President’s administration are criticizing suppliers such as Saudi Arabia for insufficient production, saying this is inflating prices and making gas less affordable.
Savage says Keystone would have provided a stable source of energy at a reduced cost, and the Alberta government will continue pushing for these sorts of projects as long as demand remains
The U.S. government cancelled the Keystone pipeline amid concerns about environmental damage.
