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The Daily. Wednesday, June 27, 2001

Crude oil and natural gas

April 2001 (preliminary)

Crude oil production totalled 10 725 000 cubic metres in April, up 2.9% from April 2000. Alberta crude oil production was the main contributor to this gain, up 3.1% over April 2000. Exports, which accounted for 63.4% of total production, increased 3.3%.

Marketable natural gas production rose 3.1% from April 2000, while domestic sales fell 7.2%. Sales to the industrial sector fell 8.0%, as warmer-than-normal temperatures throughout most of the country resulted in lower sales to the residential (-6.2%) and commercial (-5.0%) sectors. Natural gas exports, which accounted for 61.2% of total marketable production, posted an 11.9% gain.

Year-to-date production of crude oil grew 3.3% compared with the same period in 2000; year-to-date crude oil exports increased 2.6%.

Crude oil and natural gas

Crude oil and natural gas


  April 2000 April 2001 April 2000 to April 2001
  Thousands of cubic metres % change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons(1)      
Production 10 417.8 10 725.0 2.9
Exports 6 578.9 6 796.4 3.3
Imports(2) 4 355.2 4 329.9 -0.6
Refinery receipts 8 024.3 7 849.2 -2.2
       
  Millions of cubic metres % change
Natural gas(3)      
Marketable production 13 544.2 13 967.9 3.1
Exports 7 640.8 8 551.0 11.9
Canadian domestic sales(4) 6 200.7 5 751.2 -7.2
       
  Jan. to April 2000 Jan. to April 2001 Jan.-April 2000 to Jan.-April 2001
       
  Thousands of cubic metres % change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons(1)      
Production 41 794.6 43 189.9 3.3
Exports 26 038.1 26 715.7 2.6
Imports(2) 17 249.7 19 147.5 11.0
Refinery receipts 32 819.8 35 092.2 6.9
       
  Millions of cubic metres % change
Natural gas(3)      
Marketable production 55 891.5 57 926.7 3.6
Exports 33 117.0 37 786.7 14.1
Canadian domestic sales(4) 30 693.8 28 785.9 -6.2
1Disposition may differ from production because of inventory change, industry own-use, etc.
2Crude oil received by Canadian refineries from foreign countries for processing. Data may differ from International Trade Division estimates because of timing differences and the inclusion of crude oil landed in Canada for future re-export in the division's data.
3Disposition may differ from production because of inventory change, usage as pipeline fuel, pipeline losses, line-pack fluctuations, etc.
4Includes direct sales.

Year-to-date marketable production of natural gas was up 3.6% compared with the same period in 2000; year-to-date exports of natural gas were up 14.1% and domestic sales decreased by 6.2%.

Available on CANSIM: tables 1260001 and 1310001 and matrices 530 and 539.

The April 2001 issue of Supply and disposition of crude oil and natural gas (26-006-XPB, $19/$186) will be available in July.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Gerry Desjardins (613-951-4368; desjger@statcan.gc.ca) or Eleonore Harding (613-951-5708; hardele@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.

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