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Oilsands an emerging global growth star
3 s) M: O9 i. CExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 20309 ^0 b+ o9 H% e2 T# M3 e
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal
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# a2 P# B* o" s2 YEDMONTON - 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.( \2 ^! P& u: E: f
Y" C& u, Z6 p: C" y2 s: e& ~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.
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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.
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) a! U2 c5 V, }5 xGasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.# Y7 ]5 B1 \" J8 Y6 u9 X# F' R2 B! \$ N6 D
Larry Wong, The Journal
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6 O5 l" v. C% v* q3 p1 f8 ?Edmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.
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B% W' |" T& v2 C" M0 SExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.6 y4 T F5 R- b" L5 a6 Y. m
( F$ C7 E% R XOutput 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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1 K8 a3 L8 |* T, i/ g- C" aWhile 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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3 ]3 _8 I/ e2 fWhen 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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