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Oilsands an emerging global growth star
$ U# ^: \' [- L9 V4 f+ PExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030" Y9 I4 Q2 _( Z3 `. S
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal) g% a: _/ g2 K$ V# J H7 k
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EDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth.
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Oilsands output will multiply fourfold to more than four million barrels daily by 2030, ExxonMobil Corp. predicts in a new international industry outlook report. And that forecast errs on the conservative side by projecting "fundamentals" of demand and supply trends instead of relying on prices to stay sky-high, ExxonMobil spokesman Allan Jeffers said Tuesday.6 \7 s9 U$ \& m( H( y& M
5 q; }1 w# _& kOil 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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Gasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.: H0 S. Y! R8 b% x6 p
Larry Wong, The Journal
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4 s2 x0 H B* m% ~5 u' X, CEdmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.
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% C2 u9 E$ g' P6 J1 I5 u4 `ExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.1 T6 F( y' o" E; I1 g* ?
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Output 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." L; z) K/ e: A1 D$ B
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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.4 J3 Q0 q! ?2 B' Y
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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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