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WATCHING GOVERNMENT: US law targets Canada’s oil sands

04/07/2008
A provision that was inserted into the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) to keep the US Air Force from developing coal-to-liquids (CTL) fuels could limit imports of Canadian oil produced from tar sands.While the requirement in Section 526 of EISA 2007 applies only to federal fuel contracts, it would be significant. US military services are the biggest single domestic purchaser of petroleum products. During fiscal 2007, they bought nearly 136.1 million bbl worldwide, according to data from the Defense Energy Supply Center.Canadian Ambassador to the US Michael Wilson expressed his concern on Feb. 22. “Canada would not want to see an expansive interpretation of S...
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