Oil sands giant makes second cut to 2003 production

Gary Park

Petroleum News Calgary correspondent

Unscheduled maintenance at the Syncrude Canada oil sands operation will put a severe dent in 2003 production, which is now expected to average about 211,000 barrels per day, well short of the consortium’s capacity of 260,000 bpd. Canadian Oil Sands Trust, the largest stakeholder in the Syncrude cons....