With U.S. President Donald Trump’s energy emergency declaration and energy dominance objective, opportunity for Canada knocks, says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

As the Alberta government makes the province’s case as a supporter in U.S. energy objectives, pipelines will be a key topic.

Despite the temporary reprieve Canada received from U.S. tariffs — with President Donald Trump’s threat to announce such measures on the first day of his administration not coming to pass — the danger of this happening at some point persists.

Provincial governments are building trade relationships in the U.S. more successfully than federal efforts and could shape President Donald Trump’s plans to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports as early as Feb. 1.

The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project that would have created another route for Alberta’s oil to get to the Pacific Ocean.

Prices of Canadian and U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil to Asia jumped after shipping costs rallied on concerns that wider U.S. sanctions on the Russian fleet are tightening ship availability, trade sources said on Tuesday.

Helium Evolution Incorporated’s farm-in partner, North American Helium Inc. (NAH), has successfully completed drilling operations and is proceeding with casing of the joint well at 10-36-3-9W3, located on lands near Mankota in Saskatchewan.