（彭博社）“加拿大油砂生产商去年取得了胜利：即使产量增加，排放量仍保持稳定。

S&P Global Commodity Insights 援引自 2009 年以来的记录表示，这是在没有出现重大市场混乱和产量下降的情况下排放量首次攀升。

该组织加拿大石油市场首席分析师凯文·伯恩(Kevin Birn)表示，“即使产量增长，排放量仍保持稳定，这是一个重要的第一。”

标准普尔表示，二氧化碳绝对排放量保持在 8,100 万吨不变，而油砂总产量增加超过 5 万桶/日，达到 3.1 百万桶/日。随着更高效站点的产出增加，排放水平保持不变。2009年以来，油砂生产平均排放强度下降了23%。

尽管比恩去年秋天警告说，该行业的排放量在好转之前可能会变得更糟，但预计未来几年会进一步改善。

(Bloomberg) – Canadian oil sands producers logged a win last year: Emissions held steady even as production increased.

It’s the first time emissions haven’t climbed absent a major market disruption and decline in output, S&P Global Commodity Insights said, citing its records going back to 2009.

“That emissions held steady even as production grew is a significant first,” said Kevin Birn, the group’s Chief Analyst for Canadian oil markets.

Absolute emissions remained flat at 81 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, while total oil sands production rose by more than 50,000 bpd to 3.1 MMbpd, S&P said. Emissions levels held as output from more efficient sites increased. Since 2009, the average emissions intensity of oil sands production has dropped by 23%.

Further improvements are expected in the years ahead, though Birn warned last fall the sector’s emissions could get worse before getting better.