Canada’s Suncor CEO Sees Electric Vehicles Disrupting Oil Demand as Much as COVID-19

Canada’s Suncor CEO Sees Electric Vehicles Disrupting Oil Demand as Much as COVID-19
Suncor Energy's facility is seen in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada on August 21, 2019. Candace Elliott/Reuters/File Photo
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TORONTO—The shift to electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies could disrupt crude oil demand on a similar scale to the COVID-19 pandemic, Suncor Energy Inc.’s chief executive said on Monday.

The comments are a stark prediction in an industry that frequently downplays the impact of electrification and points to forecasts of rising global oil demand to justify new investment and pipeline expansions.