Alberta Premier Danielle Smith travelled to Mexico City this week to promote closer energy cooperation as Canada and Mexico seek alternatives to increasingly protectionist U.S. trade policies. Smith, who leads Canada’s largest oil-producing province, told reporters her two-day visit aims to “strengthen the bilateral relationship” and showcase Alberta firms such as TC Energy and ATCO to Mexican policy-makers and investors. Smith met officials from Petróleos Mexicanos, Mexico’s foreign ministry and companies in transport, agriculture and financial services. She said Mexico, which imports roughly 70% of its natural-gas needs from the United States, could diversify supply by purchasing liquefied natural gas shipped from the new LNG Canada terminal on British Columbia’s Pacific coast. Alberta heavy crude delivered through the recently expanded Trans Mountain pipeline could also supply Mexican refineries looking for feedstock to produce diesel and jet fuel. The outreach follows Washington’s decision to raise tariffs on certain Canadian exports to 35%, while granting Mexico a 90-day reprieve. Both Ottawa and Mexico City are seeking to reinforce their partnership within the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement framework and reduce exposure to U.S. trade actions. “If the Americans resist imports, it’s on us to find new markets and new friends,” Smith said.