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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.. Z5 l; N0 Y/ J+ _! E% s, x/ y- |2 w
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The production and market outlook paints two scenarios.
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! h+ f" P1 S! t; r( x3 a2 |0 b$ CUnder 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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5 n( b" B( I9 f0 H4 M& L0 u P; 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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"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.". p* u' F/ j/ o" | y! s. @: D
: |1 U2 C2 k+ ?" Q" A7 LCAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.
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) S. m, ^4 P6 _& I"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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