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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." X3 w! o$ n5 X: l. X
, y/ Y1 F7 y$ D8 y2 @The production and market outlook paints two scenarios.# R( B3 T# v# \" _* g9 J2 U
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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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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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# S, H$ E7 m3 D. Z"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."$ u3 m1 N+ R1 [) ?( M% I
6 |) F" q) S# ECAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.2 Z) j2 y* Q+ f
0 p/ K6 n5 S2 m9 m"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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