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Oilsands an emerging global growth star! Z5 S- H% a% N, r& ~
ExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 20308 u% y% e2 _! {' ?4 Y: y
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal
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EDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth.) _( j O9 I) ]2 x" l e9 ]/ U
; o3 u0 y2 U# v/ `% ?4 \7 b" DOilsands output will multiply fourfold to more than four million barrels daily by 2030, ExxonMobil Corp. predicts in a new international industry outlook report. And that forecast errs on the conservative side by projecting "fundamentals" of demand and supply trends instead of relying on prices to stay sky-high, ExxonMobil spokesman Allan Jeffers said Tuesday.
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2 Q/ i0 [0 Q8 L. [9 i7 ^Oil jumped to $96.67 a barrel, up $2.69 in New York trading Tuesday on fears of global supply disruptions after storms battered North Sea production platforms and guerrillas attacked a pipeline in Yemen.6 F! J2 t4 ?( m: t" ]9 j
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4 }; T$ C @. u& I: \: K0 fGasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.
6 T- }# s) D! J7 T5 q9 iLarry Wong, The Journal4 N* c4 _0 F( } m
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Edmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.
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' O# t: k+ f; j' X& `; ]5 {9 m+ |ExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.. D7 Z$ s; P$ _" P2 B; V
9 Z6 U5 u8 B6 ~7 r, [Output from the northern bitumen belt would grow to six million barrels a day if all known projects were built on their announced schedules, Dunbar said.
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# [; M4 ~, [8 O* ~, X# b6 s& BWhile no one believes the current spike will last, the looming new record high is seen as confirming that a new era of premium prices has arrived to stay, he said.- u7 V# W: ?2 ^- C
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When the oilsands rush began in the late 1990s developers only relied on markets to stay in a range of $20 to $30 a barrel. To be profitable, new projects today count on sustained averages in a higher band of $60 to $70, Dunbar estimated. |
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