Not exact matches
But unlike Calgary - based rival Cenovus Energy Inc., which temporarily throttled back
oilsands output
in the first quarter because of low prices, Husky says it is cutting output because it can make more money by buying «distressed» barrels from other
producers.
In Fort McMurray,
oilsands producers like Suncor must wrestle with restarting operations while supporting their workers and communities.
Though
oilsands producers got through this disaster mostly unscathed, their future competitiveness depends
in no small measure on Fort McMurray getting back on its feet.
Back then, investment
in the
oilsands was nearing its peak, and oil
producers had a huge human resources headache.
Cenovus Energy Inc., the largest
in situ (underground)
oilsands producer, now says it can beat it.
Stocks that show up well by that measure include
oilsands giant Canadian Natural Resources (TSX: CNQ), and Parex Resources (TSX: PXT), a Calgary - based
producer operating
in Colombia.
Many North American
producers have already spent 75 % to 90 % of the per - barrel cost of a project before recovering their first barrel, and
in the case of the
oilsands, it might have taken 10 years.
Brian Ferguson, CEO of
oilsands producer Cenovus Energy (TSX: CVE), said
in an interview his company isn't following Suncor's lead
in seeking to strand any of its
oilsands resource.
It doesn't take much tweaking for them to handle bitumen from the
oilsands, making it unnecessary for oil
producers to build multi-billion-dollar upgraders
in Canada.
With
oilsands production expected to keep growing, crude - by - rail shipments could peak as high as 590,000 barrels a day
in 2019 if
producers don't resort to crude storage
in peak months, the IEA said.
The offering is being made through a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Capital Markets and TD Securities Inc., the
oilsands producer said
in a statement Tuesday after markets closed.
We sourced the
oilsands direct jobs figure from The Decade Ahead: Labour Market Outlook to 2022 for Canada's Oil and Gas Industry, a 2013 Petroleum Human Resources Council report that was funded
in part by the Government of Canada and The Canadian Association of Petroleum
Producers.
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's 19 coal plants produce as much greenhouse gas as the major
oilsands producers, though the
oilsands are often targeted
in the province's battle to reduce its share of carbon emissions.
Oilsands producers are likely to face a pipeline shortage
in coming years, even amid growing optimism that a major pipeline could soon receive federal approval and ease industry's pipeline constraints.
The EPA also suggested that the State Department revisit its conclusion that the Keystone XL would not impact climate change because,
in the absence of Keystone,
oilsands producers would use rail to get their oil to market.