Canada to Hike Oil, Gas Output 300,000 Barrels a Day to Help Displace Russian Fuel

Canada to Hike Oil, Gas Output 300,000 Barrels a Day to Help Displace Russian Fuel
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 3, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada can produce and export another 300,000 barrels of oil and natural gas per day as part of a global effort to displace Russian fossil fuels.

Wilkinson is in Paris for an International Energy Agency meeting, which was focused heavily on helping Europe reduce its strong dependence on Russia for oil and gas.