US EditionOilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand ‘fantastic news’
MANITOBA, CANADA, JUL 17 – Canada lifts counter-tariffs on U.S. silica and quartz sand used in fracking, saving the industry an estimated $275 million annually, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Canada’s federal government granted relief for silica and quartz sand imports, easing counter-tariff burdens.
- Silica and quartz sand power hydraulic fracturing, and Canada had imposed a surcharge in retaliation for President Donald Trump's tariffs.
- About eight to nine million tonnes of silica sand are used annually in Canada’s energy sector, with roughly six million tonnes imported from Wisconsin.
- Enserva CEO Gurpreet Lail said `That is fantastic news for us`, noting retaliatory tariffs would have added $275 million a year to industry costs and praising Alberta Premier Danielle Smith for pressing Ottawa.
- Under the Gazette order, the order applies to sand imported before Oct. 16, allowing businesses to be exempt or refunded for tariffs already paid under specific conditions.
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The federal government provides tariff relief to Canadian oil and gas drillers on the large quantities of sand they import from the United States.
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CALGARY — The federal government provides tariff relief to Canadian oil and gas drillers on the large quantities of sand they import from the United States. This sand is used in the hydraulic fracturing process to release resources trapped in hard-to-reach shale formations. It is one of the imported U.S. products on which Canada has imposed a surtax in retaliation for the tariff wave imposed by President Donald Trump. A notice published on Wedne…
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