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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.6 _2 d6 t3 t/ J. S. b+ d* z
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The production and market outlook paints two scenarios.
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6 y; }- w$ k ~" D# NUnder 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.: S3 \+ y7 U! F' l- w
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CAPP 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." E8 G; v6 t- x& P
! o3 t7 L Y/ x; j"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."% w9 W @3 T! O
0 C% T2 H: J" eCAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.
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8 y T& V6 \# Q6 Q! O: | }"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 |
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