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Canada and the EU want an energy alliance. What would it look like?

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Digital, G. (2026, September 18). Canada and the EU want an energy alliance. What would it look like? Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12064378/canada-eu-energy-alliance/

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Prime Minister Mark Carney met with European Union leadership in Strasbourg, France, to discuss enhancing ties amid tensions with the United States. Experts like Werner Antweiler of the University of British Columbia suggest that while Canada could bolster Europe’s energy security, this does not necessarily mean direct oil and gas shipments across the Atlantic. Instead, swap contracts where Asian-bound cargo is traded for European supply are proposed as a quicker solution than building new infrastructure in Eastern Canada. Additionally, Rachel Doran from Clean Energy Canada highlights an opportunity for Canada to provide critical minerals to Europe, supporting its transition towards cleaner energy sources.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney met with European Union leaders in Strasbourg, France to discuss strengthening ties amid tensions with the United States. Experts suggest that an alliance could enhance Europe’s energy security without necessitating direct oil and liquefied natural gas shipments across the Atlantic. Werner Antweiler from the University of British Columbia highlights Europe's precarious position as it seeks alternatives to Russian imports following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. While Canada has pipelines and port infrastructure to export resources to Asia, such options are limited for east coast exports and could take over a decade to develop. In the interim, swap contracts allow European companies to secure stable gas supplies from Canadian sources destined elsewhere.

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Werner Antweiler, an economist at the University of British Columbia, says Europe is in a “precarious situation” as it aims to pivot away from Russian energy imports following that country’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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🔮 Canada has pipelines and port infrastructure to export oil and gas from the West Coast to Asia, but no such option exists in the east, and any such project could take a decade or more to come to fruition. In the meantime, Antweiler says European companies have the ability to secure a stable gas supply from Canada through what’s known as swap contracts, where a cargo headed for Asia, for instance, could be traded with another one bound for its shores.

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Canada and the EU want an energy alliance. What would it look like? · assertive framing

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Canada has the potential to bolster Europe’s energy security through a new alliance, but experts say it doesn’t necessarily mean tankers crossing the Atlantic Ocean laden with oil or liquefied natural gas. asserted

it → have → oil

Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Strasbourg, France, this week where he and European Union leadership discussed strengthening ties on several fronts amid strained relations with the United States. asserted

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it → say → 2022

Canada has pipelines and port infrastructure to export oil and gas from the West Coast to Asia, but no such option exists in the east, and any such project could take a decade or more to come to fruition. In the meantime, Antweiler says European companies have the ability to secure a stable gas supply from Canada through what’s known as swap contracts, where a cargo headed for Asia, for instance, could be traded with another one bound for its shores. uncertain

cargo → have → shores

Rachel Doran, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, sees a promising opportunity to supply critical minerals to Europe, helping it transition away from fossil fuels and grow its clean power supply. asserted

it → see → supply

Canada and the EU want an energy alliance. What would it look like?

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