Good catch Rex, I noticed that also (10k bpd "by this time next year").  The article was posted today - 01/07/08 http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080106/NEWS01/801060304.

Don't recall hearing this before either, which sounds promising:

"Connacher's goal is to grow production to 53,000 barrels a day by 2014. That goal includes production in its current location in the oil sands, as well as from increased exploration elsewhere."