Finding an exit route
for oilsands production is a key priority for the prime minister, as the 2013 throne speech indicates:
Not exact matches
On Thursday, it announced it would reduce its
production guidance
for the year by about 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to an average of about 315,000 boe / d, with exit
production of about 335,000 boe / d, to account
for lower heavy oil
production, an advanced schedule
for maintenance at its Tucker
oilsands project and a slower ramp up in liquids - rich natural gas output from its BD Project in Indonesia.
Yes, the commercial case
for the Keystone XL project was entirely based on this Midwestern buildup and future
production growth in the Bakken and Canadian
oilsands.
On Thursday, it announced it would reduce its
production guidance
for the year by about 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to about 335,000 boe / d to account
for lower heavy oil
production, an advanced schedule
for maintenance at its Tucker
oilsands project and a slower ramp up in liquids - rich natural gas output from its BD Project in Indonesia.
Husky Energy Inc. on Thursday became the second big
oilsands producer to say that it throttled back first - quarter
production in response to steeper discounts
for Canadian crude.
Alberta could cut its greenhouse gas emissions almost by half by shutting down its coal - fired power plants, a move that would make room
for more
oilsands production.
However, the massive forest fire in Alberta that resulted in
oilsands production shutdowns earlier this month have cut into expectations
for the economy in the second quarter.
Thus, an analysis by the Canadian environmental think tank Pembina Institute found that Keystone XL would be a «key driver
for oilsands growth,» increasing
production by 36 percent.