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Oilsands an emerging global growth star* h# [& s* {4 v/ A9 \
ExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030& M! T: ` @$ O7 {
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal
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# S$ s7 l7 P8 ], x/ B: sEDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth.
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% j+ J+ L8 q8 q. y% ?7 K6 z6 qOilsands output will multiply fourfold to more than four million barrels daily by 2030, ExxonMobil Corp. predicts in a new international industry outlook report. And that forecast errs on the conservative side by projecting "fundamentals" of demand and supply trends instead of relying on prices to stay sky-high, ExxonMobil spokesman Allan Jeffers said Tuesday.( ?0 N3 W5 T) [! r* q% r4 q
; y; n. ~$ `2 LOil 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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* |1 K7 B, y" U8 MGasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.# F. q! n6 }5 A. H4 y
Larry Wong, The Journal+ V; [+ A% B! | ]0 m
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Edmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.
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ExxonMobil's high oilsands expectations are realistic and reasonable, said Bob Dunbar, an Alberta industry veteran whose Strategy West Inc. specializes in the field.9 \ ^0 F; S/ ?
2 [2 h! S& ] @4 }0 fOutput from the northern bitumen belt would grow to six million barrels a day if all known projects were built on their announced schedules, Dunbar said.1 w; F, O1 [6 G6 l
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While no one believes the current spike will last, the looming new record high is seen as confirming that a new era of premium prices has arrived to stay, he said.
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2 {$ L/ ?4 l; MWhen 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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