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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.' a$ l( `" }3 H
8 U! U; A n0 Y, y# _+ U% T' d2 [8 kThe production and market outlook paints two scenarios. B, q/ ^+ G2 v) a
( U) n0 X% k+ i0 b) n( [$ m' ^7 UUnder 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.$ J2 l- s* v/ @: X& O
$ g; a4 t( U2 O3 |! b6 lCAPP 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.
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"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."# ]- m$ ^5 K; J+ f
1 Q9 E$ r- R E- I3 J. X$ n, e" [CAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead. c) h4 g3 ^6 g5 i' |$ }
1 f1 t4 ]/ p" O9 w$ o3 D: p4 C, ~"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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