Canadian Oil Officials to Meet With Obama Adviser, Star Reports
By Sean B. Pasternak
Aug. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian government and oil industry officials will meet with Senator Barack Obama's top energy adviser today to promote Canada's oil-sands industry, the Toronto Star reported.
The meeting with Jason Grumet will be led by Conservative Party member Tony Clement, the Star said. Officials are hoping to shed Canada's label of producing expensive oil that requires large amounts of energy and water to extract, the newspaper reported.
Obama, who will become the Democratic nominee from U.S. President tomorrow, pledged to reduce his country's dependence on fossil fuels, the Star reported.
To contact the reporter on this story: Sean B. Pasternak in Toronto at spasternak@bloomberg.net.
