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ExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030! R2 z- ~7 F; _+ I# E/ t. y
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal6 K% g4 ~& u* M) k0 r
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EDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth.: V9 Y/ f2 T3 f$ i( q/ ]/ P7 n
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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.. t+ o/ f* E* ]5 E
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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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8 X# w( ?& R. D' xGasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.1 a( }* U7 L- v& |& |1 q
Larry Wong, The Journal
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: e5 v- V* D* V+ E( y! `) [+ PEdmonton 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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ExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.* Y) c A; [! X9 f, Q0 ?) h+ _
3 S! C" J3 ?+ Q" e1 s9 y' u* HOutput 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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* d( j3 E2 Z) R; }, W# o6 d- _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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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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