Oilpatch faces long list of multibillion-dollar decisions in next four months

A wild pace to the final four months of 2006 is guaranteed in the Canadian oilpatch as an unprecedented list of multi-billion dollar projects from the Alberta oilsands to the North Sea face key milestones.

With more than $100-billion worth of oilsands developments awaiting construction, Ebbern said its possible that projects could be delayed and push back a few years.