 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
Oilsands an emerging global growth star
9 F% h+ U" u4 g* L2 AExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030
, ^6 E2 ]. o; U* }Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal$ O) h) v& R. ]9 I O# _
Published: 2:37 am' v0 H0 o* }8 _- ]& e+ 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.
: @9 I( V0 H7 i, x, {8 }% A; @8 y, _! s, u' }# X) P
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.& h8 d! A( ~9 F
; J ~3 S R. X
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.
, i! B3 z7 }% [- y
. I; C: O0 s; g* g l8 y2 O2 l A
View Larger Image5 O) P* H" j* A2 t* {3 [- e
Gasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.: A) K, n3 l6 Y. Q; ?2 X( K, E
Larry Wong, The Journal0 c# \ D/ J! C
' A9 ~! Q9 j) |. a5 p9 m
Edmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.. ^" L# Y- A T/ H
0 ?$ k& c1 D. p8 f6 q+ b9 h$ S5 i6 D
ExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.4 I- Q* I# T; L" t, e# @
0 A9 S# [# V, m0 k5 c! T, IOutput 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.+ s5 |! b3 g: p) C
7 ^* R }" B+ b$ F3 @& v; U2 c' H, U
While 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.
6 N1 t4 G. ?3 S# q0 T3 @* w* t# F" a$ d* |/ w$ m
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
