It's being called a major scientific breakthrough.

Researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California for the first time produced more energy in a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it, something called net energy gain, the Energy Department said.

It's a cheap and green source of energy and creates the possibility for a country to become entirely independent for fuel needs.

But what does that mean for Alberta's oil and gas sector?

Global's Morgan Black reports.

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