Debate to replace Saudi oil with Canadian oil sands

RIYADH: With the world looking to explore new, feasible and sustainable alternatives sources of energy, the ongoing debate — if the Canadian oil sands is clean enough to be used or not — has immense connotations for the energy balance of the world.

And interestingly enough, Riyadh is getting dragged, too, in the debate.


Virtually, an unnoticed clause was added to a US energy bill, almost at the last moment, barring its government, in particular the department of defence, the major crude user in the country, from using Alberta crude because it is deemed unconventional and, too, dirty.

…Some analysts, however, are emphasising the clause was added after some political manoeuvring by Saudi Arabia as it is