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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.
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- \5 w* j1 t/ w0 v! o! q3 N9 N& vThe production and market outlook paints two scenarios.4 i+ p6 H5 M$ x; @( ^
) Q; Z$ x l8 @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.
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) M: t8 d' Z4 m1 @2 |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.* t+ ~; Y5 r6 F; D' B
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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."
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8 y5 ?; J. D0 N: C& ZCAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.
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7 _. }$ H. S* m+ n- f; p1 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 |
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