 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Alberta's oilsands could push Canada's oil production to more than 4.2 million barrels a day by 2025, compared with 2.7 million bpd currently, if the investment climate improves over time, said the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers in a forecast released Friday.
. h" C3 y2 [. q
$ E0 o1 H& @4 r* rThe production and market outlook paints two scenarios.1 o3 @, Z, B0 I( c& s0 d
$ T5 ]# z. i5 y# X i2 bUnder a conservative approach, which includes projects operating or under construction, Canadian crude oil output would rise to just 2.8 million bpd by 2025, with the oilsands replacing declining conventional production.
0 l3 v) \( J6 N4 ~1 v% N
( K7 F$ K: G2 HCAPP sees oilsands output increasing to two million bpd under its conservative approach, compared with 3.3 million bpd under its growth scenario, which assumes an improving economic market.
8 w, Q( [8 s( e. \ N
* W' X$ g- [5 H$ E/ t$ l"CAPP's production forecast indicates that even with delays due to current economic circumstances, oilsands production is expected to grow, although the pace of development has slowed," said Greg Stringham, vice-president for markets and oilsands. "Producers expect continued demand for the security of supply that crude oil from Canada provides to the North American energy market."
9 s) D0 i% l& O; g- \/ m) b7 E: B( _1 u! t
CAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.- f0 B: X6 L% h+ X2 Q. \# y
} ]+ c+ [8 {; y"In terms of pipeline capacity to meet market expectations, this year's outlook indicates that the significant pipeline development now under-way will amply connect forecasted production to long-term demand in the North American energy market," Stringham said |
|