Canadian oil output is forecast to decline this year for the first time since 2009 after a wildfire in northern Alberta curtailed more than one million barrels a day for a month and low commodity prices hit producers. Total Canadian oil output will drop to 3.82 million barrels a day in 2016, less than the 3.85 million barrels a day produced last year, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said in its annual forecast released Thursday. In 2017, production will rise to more than 4 million barrels a day, the country’s industry lobby group said. “It’s been a very difficult year for our industry,” CAPP President Tim McMillan said in an interview. “The fire was a big incident. Very fortunately the facilities weren’t damaged and it was a unique event.” Oil-sands sites halted production last month after wildfires forced the evacuation of the city of Fort McMurray and caused […]