Oil sands at high oil prices
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Report summary
Table of contents
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Executive summary
- Cash flow outcomes from higher prices in 2022
- Corporate share
- Government share
- What does development look like in an upside scenario?
- Where will the cash flow go to?
- 1. Investors hold the reins and are rewarding cash return strategies
- 2. Cdn$70 billion needed for emissions reductions
- 3. A final use for cash will be consolidation
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- 2022 cash generated at various WTI prices
- Drilldown: 2022 cash generated in US$ millions with a US$90/bbl WTI price
- Price triggers for pre- and post-payout royalty rates
- Example project royalty rates over time
- Royalty rates in 2020 versus 2022
- Capital investment over time
- Annual growth capex vs. prevailing WTI price
- Share price performance for oil sands, Majors and US peers
- CNRL free cash flow allocation policy
- Majors and ConocoPhillips' oil sands valuations at different long term prices
What's included
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