CALGARY – The Conference Board of Canada has some bad news for those hoping the crude oil downturn will be short-lived.
In its latest report, the Ottawa-based think tank says the industry is unlikely to bounce back as quickly this time as it did after the last major drop in 2008 and 2009.
Crude prices saw a much more drastic drop the last time around – touching records above US$140 a barrel and lows around US$33 in a half-year span – but by 2011, were back above US$100.
This time, the board says prices aren’t likely to climb above US$80 a barrel in the foreseeable future – thanks to drilling technology that has unlocked huge volumes from U.S. tight oil formations.
The outlook through 2019 is about US$30 below what the board had forecast during the first quarter of 2014.
The Conference Board predicts revenues will drop by 38 per…
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