Talk of Canada as an energy superpower has taken hold again. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty -- who was just in Kananaskis to meet with provincial finance ministers -- recently reminded a New York audience of our desirability as a supplier of U.S. energy needs, noting our safe geo-political environment among other advantages over many of the world's regimes.
Flaherty was on to something. Since the Americans suffered a hostage taking in Tehran, Iran in 1979, American dependence on oil from that region has declined significantly.
In 1979, 24.5 per cent of America's oil imports came from the Persian Gulf countries; last year, just 14.4 per cent did. Back then, Canada accounted for just 6.5 per cent of all U.S. oil imports; as of 2009, Canada has a 21.2 per cent share of the U.S. import market -- the largest of any country. Read more: http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Canada+already+energy+superpower/4007088/story.html#ixzz190jYaLRj
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