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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.
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The production and market outlook paints two scenarios.+ |2 B+ V9 ?" T) a2 t2 j! u
, n& g' b. ^$ ~6 A; N. p4 i4 [5 eUnder 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.* l7 w" b* ~* c- | g6 }0 w
9 z' _# q2 L" G"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."+ W' M2 x7 g9 X6 D- r
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CAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.3 c9 q3 M3 V, l" J* Z( { z. ?
0 }+ a! r" g2 ?5 @# B, l"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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