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Oilsands an emerging global growth star
7 v9 {4 h; e9 n UExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030. i ~* ?# |# p% l. ?4 o! t4 F
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal
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EDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth. f" K/ P3 T$ l0 g, k4 N, F1 Q1 ]
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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.2 k6 ]9 U2 S" t# K( x/ D
' y3 [) O' E' l1 |9 T5 @1 MOil jumped to $96.67 a barrel, up $2.69 in New York trading Tuesday on fears of global supply disruptions after storms battered North Sea production platforms and guerrillas attacked a pipeline in Yemen.! O$ N, ~2 q& T% ]8 ]" K
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$ T9 C. J& U: ?& e8 a5 w6 a+ f; b3 UGasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.
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Edmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.- z- r. [" i. a6 Q0 E0 c
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ExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.* e- v, x+ V0 l u' c
( y$ {- H) I- v' v% }( J" ROutput 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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7 a, [! | H1 J1 q+ q( `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.& @: V& ]+ t$ N/ u. y
; c( `7 _" R$ \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. |
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