17 Feb 2016 What does it cost to produce a barrel of oil in the Canadian oil sands-a source of supply often considered higher cost? 28 Oct 2015 In its statement on Carmon Creek, Shell blamed both low prices and a "lack of infrastructure to move Canadian crude oil to global commodity 7 Mar 2019 Even sharply higher Canadian heavy oil prices (the Western Canadian Select ( WCS) benchmark is up by more than 53%) has failed to buoy 6 Dec 2018 Western Canadian crude normally fetches lower prices than most oil pumped in the United States—it's a heavy oil that costs more to refine, and
31 Aug 2018 Following the oil price fall in 2014, the Joslyn project partners decided to put its further development on hold. Therefore, activities have since been 22 Jun 2015 Environment: New study finds that greenhouse gas emissions associated with fuel from Alberta oil sands are about 20% greater than those for 11 Oct 2005 Nuclear Technology & Canadian Oil Sands: Integration of Nuclear Power over volatile natural gas prices and depletion of the natural gas 13 Feb 2009 But by 2005 that had changed: technologies had improved and the price of oil from traditional wells had increased, making the tar sands viable.
2 May 2019 IHS Markit estimated that the lowest-cost oil sands project (expansion of an existing SAGD facility) required a more than $65/bbl price for West
7 Mar 2019 Even sharply higher Canadian heavy oil prices (the Western Canadian Select ( WCS) benchmark is up by more than 53%) has failed to buoy 6 Dec 2018 Western Canadian crude normally fetches lower prices than most oil pumped in the United States—it's a heavy oil that costs more to refine, and 4 Oct 2018 The steep discount in Canadian oil prices compared to American prices could cost Alberta oil producers billions this year in foregone revenues.
In their 11th annual review of oil sands supply costs, the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) pegs breakeven costs at $43.31/bbl for SAGD projects (steam-assisted gravity drainage) and $70.08/bbl for a stand-alone mine. The figures exclude blending and transportation costs but include capital expenditures. Canadian Oil Prices Plunge To $30 Oil from Canada’s oil sands is now selling at a $27-per-barrel discount relative to WTI, the sharpest difference in more than four years.