In
a
look
at
energy
production
and
consumption
through
2035,
the
National
Energy
Board
said
output
from
the
oil
sands,
the
largest
source
of
US
oil
imports,
will
continue
to
expand
from
around
1.5
million
bpd
currently
as
new
mining
and
thermal
projects
tap
the
resources,
Reuters
reported.
The
oil
sands
of
northern
Alberta
are
the
world's
third
biggest
crude
reserves,
behind
only
Saudi
Arabia
and
Venezuela,
but
the
largest
open
to
private
investment.
The
NEB
said
its
forecast
also
assumes
oil
prices
will
rise
slowly
through
to
2035,
reaching
$115
per
barrel…
