Canada’s Oil Patch Faces Chill, But Output Still Set to Climb

Canada’s Oil Patch Faces Chill, But Output Still Set to Climb

Sales of drilling rights in the oil sands of Alberta are on the decline, reversing an earlier boom. The trend, attributed to Trump’s tariffs and the consequent oil price dive, was aggravated by OPEC+’s decision to unwind its cuts faster than expected. It’s also not going to affect production outlooks for Canadian oil. Land prices in Alberta’s oil sands are down 18% from last year to C$771 per hectare, or $561, Bloomberg reported this week. The t…