Economic and political issues in international natural gas trade: a Canadian view

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · J. Energy Dev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6313878

Lyman, R

In 1980, the government of Canada announced that a major goal of national energy policy would be the early reduction of oil imports and the attainment by 1990 of sustainable oil self-sufficiency. Under the National Energy Program, a large number of new initiatives have been taken to promote oil self-sufficiency. These have included measures to enhance domestic oil production, particularly in frontier areas where the potential for large new discoveries seemed most promising. The most remarkable of these new departures, however, was a comprehensive set of programs to reduce oil demand through conservation and substitution from oil to other fuels which Canada holds in abundance. Natural gas has played a prominent role in these substitution efforts. It is a plentiful, flexible and environmentally benign fuel, ideally suited to displace oil in many sectors of the economy. Gas is also important in a strategic sense. It provides Canada with a secure supply of hydrocarbons over the longer term and a bridge to the post-hydrocarbon era.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Energy Canadian
• OSTI ID: 6313878
• Journal Information: J. Energy Dev.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Energy Dev.; (United States) Vol. 9:1; ISSN JENDD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
294003* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Natural Gas
CANADA
ECONOMICS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUBSTITUTION
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
NATURAL GAS
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
TRADE