{"id":1421336,"date":"2022-04-06T08:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T12:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1421336"},"modified":"2022-04-06T08:02:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T12:02:12","slug":"oops-biden-wants-to-import-more-canadian-oil-but-he-killed-the-keystone-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oops-biden-wants-to-import-more-canadian-oil-but-he-killed-the-keystone-pipeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Oops! Biden Wants To Import More Canadian Oil But He Killed The Keystone Pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foops-biden-wants-to-import-more-canadian-oil-but-he-killed-the-keystone-pipeline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1421336&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/5100962376_60a549f1c9_h-1-e1649194979766.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>In a desperate effort to alleviate pressure at the pump that\u2019s left Americans coping with the highest gas prices on record compounded by inflation, the Biden administration is reportedly seeking ways to import more oil from Canada. Too bad President Joe Biden spiked the Keystone XL Pipeline that was expected to bring 830,000 barrels of Canadian crude to Gulf refineries upon inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-wants-more-oil-from-canada-but-not-a-new-pipeline-to-bring-it-11649163668\">reported<\/a> Tuesday the White House is now facing the consequences of its own war on domestic energy projects using fossil fuels but refuses to reverse course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden administration officials are seeking ways to boost oil imports from Canada, people familiar with the situation say, but with one big caveat\u2014they don\u2019t want to resurrect the Keystone XL pipeline that President Biden effectively killed on his first day in office,\u201d the Journal wrote. \u201cThe people said deliberations are in early stages and that no clear-cut solutions have emerged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead, White House alternatives point to rail for transport, undermining the purpose of its Keystone cancellation with environmental risks and emissions elevated in comparison to those presented by pipeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanada could export some more oil via rail, according to analysts and others familiar with the situation, and it could also pump more oil by increasing pressure on existing lines or by installing larger pipelines along permitted routes,\u201d the Journal added. \u201cThose options, however, offer limited potential because rail transport is expensive and existing pipelines are at or near capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When explaining options to circumnavigate the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/06\/10\/keystone-xl-pipeline-canceled-one-month-after-biden-energy-secretary-professed-pipe-is-the-way-to-go\/\">surprise shutdown<\/a> of the Colonial Pipeline after a ransomware attack last spring, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm explained her preference for pipe over rail for its reliability. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPipe is the best way to go,\u201d Granholm professed, months after the administration axed permits for the Keystone Pipeline while <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/05\/18\/biden-reportedly-greenlights-russian-pipeline-after-shutting-down-u-s-keystone-pipeline\/\">simultaneously<\/a> setting up European dependence on Russian energy supplies by endorsing the Nord Stream 2. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"Zj59pchOVA4wqaNt1FfvDLq0gn5erNukEYOkml8CHEpGYSKM6wibWdKysU96bXCBLJ8QregWISR7xcRza4Pom3nhDo7sZfuBAd\"><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cRemember, it was the Obama and Biden administration\u2019s own State Department that said Keystone was environmentally sound,\u201d Tom Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance, told The Federalist. \u201cInstead of giving the green light, though, they mothballed the project for eight years. Had they done the right thing then, Canada\u2019s oil would already be flowing through the pipeline to our refineries in the Gulf of Mexico and we wouldn\u2019t have to go begging for it in places like Iraq and Venezuela.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has made a habit of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/08\/13\/biden-begs-middle-east-for-oil-while-halting-oil-production-in-alaska\/\">demanding<\/a> the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which includes Iraq, increase output to quell rising prices. The White House has also looked at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/energy\/biden-venezuela-oil-while-shunning-us-energy-companies-keystone\">lifting Venezuelan sanctions<\/a> to resume imports of its shunned reserves. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of unleashing domestic energy production to meet high demand and counter turmoil in global markets rocked by Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, however, President Biden has sought to empty the nation\u2019s strategic petroleum reserves maintained for emergencies. Last week, Biden announced the \u201cunprecedented\u201d release of more than 180 million barrels of stored crude over a six-month period as the president does <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/04\/01\/joe-biden-is-doing-everything-possible-to-avoid-unleashing-american-energy-production\/\">everything possible<\/a> to avoid promoting long-term sustainable American production by reclaiming energy dominance. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis record release will provide a historic amount of supply to serve as bridge until the end of the year when domestic production ramps up,\u201d the White House stated in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/03\/31\/fact-sheet-president-bidens-plan-to-respond-to-putins-price-hike-at-the-pump\/\">fact sheet<\/a> that also encouraged Americans to buy electric cars to save on gas. Most Americans already grappling with inflation at a <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/decade-inflation-high-expected-february-83357991#:~:text=Catch%20up%20on%20the%20developing%20stories%20making%20headlines.&#038;text=WASHINGTON%20%2D%2D%20Propelled%20by%20surging,even%20higher%20prices%20to%20come.\">four-decade high<\/a>, however, aren\u2019t likely to save with the average cost of an electric vehicle north of $56,400,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/eight-straight-new-vehicle-prices-mark-another-record-high-in-november-2021-according-to-kelley-blue-book-301442015.html\">according<\/a>\u00a0to the Kelly Blue Book in December.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, after Biden\u2019s latest release from the nation\u2019s emergency reserves, the stockpile will be depleted to about two-thirds of its authorized capacity after the president tapped the supplies for political capital last <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/11\/23\/biden-taps-strategic-oil-reserve-11-months-after-suspension-of-oil-and-gas-leases\/\">November<\/a> and in <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/02\/biden-pledges-to-double-down-on-failing-energy-policies-that-wreck-diplomacy-and-spike-prices\/\">early March<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s decision to shop Canadian for more oil also overlooks American capacity to ramp up production, with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sitting on more than 4,600 permit applications for drilling industry <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/03\/23\/smaller-oil-and-gas-producers-blast-bidens-blame-game-on-high-energy-prices\/\">leaders say <\/a>could propel domestic supply almost immediately if approved. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a desperate effort to alleviate pressure at the pump that\u2019s left Americans coping with the highest gas prices on record compounded by inflation, the Biden administration is reportedly seeking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":494,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1421336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421336","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/494"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1421336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1421336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1421336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1421336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1421336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}