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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., c% N+ p8 Y$ I/ N
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The production and market outlook paints two scenarios.% t( `, E' Z7 S* N( _" v3 l2 B( U) C
7 {. T; r& o8 m8 T: Y( H3 v0 NUnder 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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7 H: C9 t4 a M9 C! b) N6 [3 O1 h( mCAPP 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.+ o2 `9 O- w1 Q; d1 ]1 ]3 {
5 z) C/ I6 O, M& S"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."! p1 `8 \$ E# k7 u2 ]3 z
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CAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.
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"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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