 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Oilsands an emerging global growth star6 ?% x6 b' S9 Q0 K* v
ExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030
& R" r' ]" I$ g, D4 ?Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal% z* N2 \. D. }
Published: 2:37 am& i1 y6 c0 P. A7 e
EDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth.
3 M9 W6 Q `8 }" {8 ?4 Y L" o1 c, Q7 S8 T) J
Oilsands output will multiply fourfold to more than four million barrels daily by 2030, ExxonMobil Corp. predicts in a new international industry outlook report. And that forecast errs on the conservative side by projecting "fundamentals" of demand and supply trends instead of relying on prices to stay sky-high, ExxonMobil spokesman Allan Jeffers said Tuesday.
) q2 w8 q3 H F4 z5 I
$ u v, x# L+ u( ]Oil jumped to $96.67 a barrel, up $2.69 in New York trading Tuesday on fears of global supply disruptions after storms battered North Sea production platforms and guerrillas attacked a pipeline in Yemen.1 j. U0 G9 F4 r; h8 X! R8 h
$ [/ ?( t. d) m( A
* G2 R1 m8 T$ e- r View Larger Image
5 Y/ S9 H* s, X- \9 hGasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.$ H( w) o/ v7 B0 b
Larry Wong, The Journal" D$ x3 F$ c& K: O( |+ ~
0 K: I9 ]1 r+ h, w2 e# y( ~
Edmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.
2 ]) ~# D0 Q+ ]+ M) s
9 Y0 r/ R9 C! aExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.' z- o. n1 ?4 T' p" V/ A
4 N/ w, h4 m! h! P/ v8 ]2 y
Output from the northern bitumen belt would grow to six million barrels a day if all known projects were built on their announced schedules, Dunbar said.
$ v# a8 b# J' \) N3 a; T; y" B
! J" ]% k6 d% x2 {# EWhile no one believes the current spike will last, the looming new record high is seen as confirming that a new era of premium prices has arrived to stay, he said.
7 G- P8 K5 w( W5 T( {; h% k' `* d' ^3 W0 q8 K- b
When the oilsands rush began in the late 1990s developers only relied on markets to stay in a range of $20 to $30 a barrel. To be profitable, new projects today count on sustained averages in a higher band of $60 to $70, Dunbar estimated. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2007-11-7 10:35
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2007-11-7 11:48
