{
  "id": 8220132,
  "title": "What would a Canada-EU energy alliance look like?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/what-would-a-canada-eu-energy-alliance-look-like",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/what-would-a-canada-eu-energy-alliance-look-like/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Canada possesses the capacity to enhance Europe's energy security through a potential alliance, according to experts. However, the alliance is not expected to involve tankers carrying oil or liquefied natural gas crossing the Atlantic Ocean. During his visit to Strasbourg, France, Prime Minister Mark Carney engaged with European Union leaders to explore strengthening ties on multiple fronts, as relations with the United States have become strained.\n\nWerner Antweiler, an economist at the University of British Columbia, highlights that Europe is currently in a \"precarious situation\" as it attempts to shift away from Russian energy imports following the country's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. While Canada boasts pipelines and port infrastructure to export oil and gas from its West Coast to Asia, no such options are currently available on the eastern side, and any potential projects would likely take a decade or more to develop.\n\nIn the interim, Antweiler suggests that European companies can secure a reliable gas supply from Canada through swap contracts. Under these agreements, a cargo destined for Asia could be exchanged for one heading to Europe. Rachel Doran, executive director of Clean Energy Canada, envisions an opportunity to supply Europe with critical minerals that would aid in its transition away from fossil fuels and bolster its clean power generation. This report, originally published by The Canadian Press on September 18, 2026, was authored by Lauren Krugel.",
  "summary": "CALGARY — 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.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}