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Oilsands an emerging global growth star8 d' D+ o$ l/ \# x) _3 F
ExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030+ t) @% w/ B8 I% j' W6 I( B9 b
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal
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! v: v% P o% g- J. U# ^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.7 X) ^- p; f3 D1 W y5 s& W( U
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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.1 T, N* G. \' l5 t. H+ U
' X5 K1 W# l5 ZOil jumped to $96.67 a barrel, up $2.69 in New York trading Tuesday on fears of global supply disruptions after storms battered North Sea production platforms and guerrillas attacked a pipeline in Yemen.
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Gasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.$ R$ V' t0 h5 S
Larry Wong, The Journal
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( Q0 X. V; f' S- }! ~; LEdmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.+ l" g2 M* A8 G! a7 s
1 Q( Z8 \5 j/ R O- m) B. IExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.) _, {1 ^/ ? g2 o6 Q) r% p
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Output from the northern bitumen belt would grow to six million barrels a day if all known projects were built on their announced schedules, Dunbar said.
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( l0 \2 @, @/ G$ v1 T* lWhile 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.
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7 [) [/ v& z( K5 L# `5 l8 L9 ^6 uWhen 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. |
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