- There's a new reason the Canadian natural resources minister says he's more optimistic about the ultimate U.S. approval of the Keystone XL pipeline (NYSE:TRP): global security.
- The conflict with Russia has prompted discussions among the U.S. and its allies on how to ship more crude and natural gas to Ukraine as well as Europe, according to Minister Greg Rickford.
- "This has never been and will never be a question of if, it’s a question of when," Rickford says, adding that he made the case for Keystone in discussions last week U.S. energy counterpart Ernest Moniz.