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Alberta's oilsands could push Canada's oil production to more than 4.2 million barrels a day by 2025, compared with 2.7 million bpd currently, if the investment climate improves over time, said the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers in a forecast released Friday.# y2 m$ I Z& a1 g2 m
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The production and market outlook paints two scenarios.
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6 U! w; E" c Z# wUnder a conservative approach, which includes projects operating or under construction, Canadian crude oil output would rise to just 2.8 million bpd by 2025, with the oilsands replacing declining conventional production.
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- W3 e; s# U- [/ ]4 s9 W& A. TCAPP sees oilsands output increasing to two million bpd under its conservative approach, compared with 3.3 million bpd under its growth scenario, which assumes an improving economic market.
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: ^. s' ~5 ^$ W( J7 {" i% K"CAPP's production forecast indicates that even with delays due to current economic circumstances, oilsands production is expected to grow, although the pace of development has slowed," said Greg Stringham, vice-president for markets and oilsands. "Producers expect continued demand for the security of supply that crude oil from Canada provides to the North American energy market."2 T) t! R! H6 \! ~1 b+ N$ l1 x, z
8 V7 T) J$ A' } G) WCAPP sees no need for more pipe-line capacity in the decade ahead.
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. S- J2 ], Y& l4 N1 J& z; `"In terms of pipeline capacity to meet market expectations, this year's outlook indicates that the significant pipeline development now under-way will amply connect forecasted production to long-term demand in the North American energy market," Stringham said |
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