Those are numbers that I recall being bandied about in the press when the oil sands were being developed.
I did a search for some actual numbers and they seem to be all over the place depending on the year, the type of bitumen converters being used, the age of the facility and the actual source. Oil industry numbers were about $20 a barrel less than the numbers I was seeing from investment firms.
I suspect that the numbers I was referencing were for new facilities being built back in 2015 or so. There was a lot of talk about new facilities being put into operation but that was when the price of oil was stratospheric.
Those numbers would have been higher than older facilities or upgraded facilities.
I did a search for some actual numbers and they seem to be all over the place depending on the year, the type of bitumen converters being used, the age of the facility and the actual source. Oil industry numbers were about $20 a barrel less than the numbers I was seeing from investment firms.
I suspect that the numbers I was referencing were for new facilities being built back in 2015 or so. There was a lot of talk about new facilities being put into operation but that was when the price of oil was stratospheric.
Those numbers would have been higher than older facilities or upgraded facilities.