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Oilsands an emerging global growth star
6 M: d) Q/ {$ D+ nExxonMobil forecast predicts output of four million barrels a day by 2030( H t; a+ T- l5 {* c2 Z
Gordon Jaremko, The Edmonton Journal2 }) W) C4 V, r K+ h9 S' h
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, }$ P4 c# W( \( l4 m- Q7 bEDMONTON - As oil leaps towards a new landmark high of $100 US a barrel, the world's top investor-owned producer has singled out Alberta as an emerging global star of production growth., n$ E8 P; c9 p
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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.
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) F; M. N5 \; i2 `3 tOil 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.8 f% v8 H6 u, u! L# k; d1 ^& }3 d
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Gasoline prices in Edmonton were 99.9 cents per litre at many stations on Tuesday.# E( N8 [1 [, F- c) i/ b
Larry Wong, The Journal6 w6 B7 Q% {: I
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Edmonton refinery postings for Alberta output Tuesday ranged from $60.74 for low-grade heavy crude to $91.11 for premium oilsands synthetic production. The Canadian benchmarks are translations of international prices, adjusted for pipeline tolls and currency exchange rates.$ R3 I7 ?& t7 a! n: R8 q( X' {% ^
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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." J3 m1 S, \- N$ }+ ]$ y) {' m7 t
; L2 p- g3 R7 I: E. Z: z. r% POutput 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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: \8 O* a0 ?+ e) GWhile 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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