Tag Archives: Canada

EIA: Canada Leads US Oil Imports in January

Canada remained the top crude oil supplier to the United States in January 2025, exporting an average of 3.8 million barrels per day (bpd), according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) and analytics firm Kpler. Mexico ranked second with 457,000 bpd, followed by Saudi Arabia at 275,000 …

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Canada Threatens Trump Tariff Retaliation

Ever since President-elect Donald Trump started talking about tariffs, Canada’s government has gone through a transformation. Overtly not huge fans of oil and gas, the ministers in Ottawa suddenly turned defensive. The latest to do that was resource minister Jonathan Wilkinson, who this week threatened in-kind retaliation against Trump’s tariffs. …

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Canada’s Bold Bet on Nuclear Energy

Alongside several other major world powers developing new nuclear projects, Canada plans to rapidly expand its nuclear power sector to contribute heavily to the country’s energy demand. Nuclear power contributes around 15 percent of Canada’s energy at present. However, with plans to develop several new nuclear facilities, this figure is …

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U.S. Electricity Exports to Canada Jump

Reduced hydropower generation in Canada and low natural gas prices in the U.S. have resulted in a jump in U.S. exports of electricity to Canada since 2023, according to estimates by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). The U.S. and Canada have been each other’s main electricity trade partners for …

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Business World Begins U-Turn on Climate Targets

Barely a couple of years ago, setting climate targets and emission reduction plans was de rigueur in the business world. There was a veritable race to out-target competitors in order to win the hearts, minds, and wallets of customers and investors. Now, this has all changed. Last week, the Energy …

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Canada is Considering Imposing Tariffs on Chinese EVs

Canada may follow the example of the EU and the U.S., and impose import tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Reuters has reported, citing finance minister Chrystia Freeland. “Chinese producers are quite intentionally generating a global oversupply that undermines EV producers around the world, including here in Canada,” Freeland said, adding …

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