Forget Alberta upgrading, just increase oilsands output, IHS CERA suggests

摘要

Shipping non-upgraded bitumen out of Alberta has the potential to create more jobs and economic benefits within the province, said a U.S.-based consultancy. "The shift away from new oilsands downstream processing facilities in Alberta has the potential benefit that labour that otherwise would be devoted to constructing those facilities is redirected towards increasing oilsands production," Cambridge, Mass.-based IHS CERA said.