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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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: |' m* U7 c/ [2 w6 T. I8 nThe production and market outlook paints two scenarios.
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' H% ]; d+ V* b3 n" y3 HUnder 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.# z2 B' i( z0 i3 x
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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.
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( o" O* z2 \( c2 J; \; s! s"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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" ?2 O1 x( O5 N7 lCAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.2 d7 G2 B8 N, `5 p, ^
. G2 Y2 t; e Q: E( V; R8 }"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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