Syncrude, Bitumen Overtake Gas As Main Alberta Revenue Sources

摘要

Perhaps nothing reflects the declining role natural gas now plays in Alberta's economy than the province's 2010-11 budget, revealed earlier this month. The collapse in natural gas prices, combined with a production drop of about 1 billion cubic feet per day, has caused forecasted royalties to drop below those of both conventional crude oil and synthetic crude and bitumen in 2009-10 and in outer-year estimates and targets.