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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.$ e( K( I/ ]& \* R
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The production and market outlook paints two scenarios.& G# F& z8 y: @7 F
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Under 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.+ Z" ]1 c6 M H: Q8 p* z
& L {. o' f2 P0 X* Y! F: cCAPP 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." U5 O5 R( ~# `
* X/ w2 b p0 [2 R! u/ P; {. O/ lCAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.
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( v& d& o! y2 I6 ^% P. H8 g g) p"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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