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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.* w% O' f( T8 _$ Z! R, t1 `
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The production and market outlook paints two scenarios.
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/ [. a4 Y* g8 K$ t% R; J& Q- DUnder 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./ Y! v0 B# a% ^3 Y- s c: b
" {+ b4 J7 y% b6 x% xCAPP 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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( Y7 D+ ?# m) e. v"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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4 C; s! R+ b" W5 C; mCAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.+ P- N* u- g4 {8 ]. ]
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"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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