Venezuela, U.S. Policy, and the Risk Now Facing Canada’s Oil Sands

Venezuelan heavy crude competes directly with Canadian oil once it reaches market.

Recent U.S. actions affecting Venezuela’s oil sector have reintroduced a risk to Alberta’s oil sector that had largely faded from view. Venezuela holds the world’s largest proven oil reserves, and most of that oil is heavy crude. That matters because it competes directly with the kind of oil produced from Alberta’s oil sands once it […]