Premier of Alberta Dave Hancock (Canada) said that his country will not partake in the Moscow World Petroleum Congress hosted by Moscow on June 15-19, ITAR-TASS reports.
His executives will not support Canadian companies that decide to attend the Congress.
Canada is the world’s 7th largest oil extractor. 95% of its oil is extracted in Alberta. Canada has the world’s second largest oil reserves (178.9 billion barrels, 13.21% of world reserves).
Moscow will host the World Petroleum Congress at Crocus Expo. Over 5,000 delegates from 100 countries will take part in the Congress.
