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ExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030: s- w! F4 T Y- @4 w
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal
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" j& {: ?, w. E1 S. D2 LEDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth.
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Oilsands output will multiply fourfold to more than four million barrels daily by 2030, ExxonMobil Corp. predicts in a new international industry outlook report. And that forecast errs on the conservative side by projecting "fundamentals" of demand and supply trends instead of relying on prices to stay sky-high, ExxonMobil spokesman Allan Jeffers said Tuesday.4 I; V$ F8 t4 K- m3 j' Y O3 ?+ d( \
9 B: D1 [; Q, ?$ M0 MOil 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.4 b2 u0 g5 o3 Z
Larry Wong, The Journal# b1 k8 G# u. t0 t3 y) l6 P+ P
! O, |% p* n6 Q- KEdmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.
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) O6 N4 `; x0 |, ]# H" ?0 {5 c: aExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.$ U) F9 K. d' u' }% e0 ?# v- v
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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.( Z- j% r0 N0 s8 U% S' L
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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.
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. t2 ?# a$ v# v& r e) B `& AWhen 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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