 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Oilsands an emerging global growth star" q) x# e. l9 N! F% c9 f; K
ExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 20306 j' U2 d& ^: q5 V
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal* [4 ~2 ~) Y& w( W! o5 D
Published: 2:37 am
; @7 E! ^/ W5 TEDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth.
! O! o# h8 s8 i1 ?% `! I5 c. Q) t* p6 V3 }. T/ D' f$ E
Oilsands 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.* o: x3 b# P2 Q9 ~& k' w3 y
: p1 ?. ?* N+ S+ L& J* d7 A! ], g
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.
- N# E1 c: y3 g t9 P; E. K7 F" T9 F% s+ l, ~* D
/ R" c! t4 H5 C
View Larger Image5 ^* Q* ]. ~1 O
Gasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.
+ G; m+ A8 a3 E8 V: @) Q( _Larry Wong, The Journal
. _3 e2 L3 T. j3 d* W1 n1 C; i+ E& d, |. t- q A
Edmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.
0 X- Z: M! B+ U( K7 ]
& y4 E* @# u; R, h$ fExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.
; V' g: Q( G1 b/ z( J4 N- |! `! B8 _2 h! y9 z) 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./ b9 V0 X' z& K6 j, I8 K0 B
6 A; |4 t; h5 a1 w
While 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.
( i% q, O" e3 ~! n K
. W0 h! J7 r0 R+ o* hWhen 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. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-11-7 10:35
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2007-11-7 11:48
