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Friday, November 5, 2004

Crude oil and natural gas

August 2004 (preliminary)

Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons production was up 0.3% in August compared with August 2003. Crude oil exports, which accounted for 62.3% of total production, edged up 0.1% compared with August 2003.

Crude oil and natural gas
  August 2003 August 2004 August 2003 to August 2004
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons1      
Production 12 571.0 12 613.0 0.3
Exports 7 849.8 7 857.5 0.1
Imports2 4 426.7 4 887.1 10.4
Refinery receipts 8 790.4 9 481.3 7.9
  millions of cubic metres % change
Natural gas3      
Marketable production 13 533.1 13 579.9 0.3
Exports 8 595.0 8 770.8 2.0
Canadian domestic sales4 3 956.5 3 972.2 0.4
  Jan. to August 2003 Jan. to August 2004 Jan.- Aug. 2003 to Jan.- Aug.2004
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons1      
Production 94 855.6 100 202.9 5.6
Exports 58 286.2 63 636.3 9.2
Imports2 35 047.1 36 555.2 4.3
Refinery receipts 70 811.3 70 976.2 0.2
  millions of cubic metres % change
Natural gas3      
Marketable production 110 969.2 110 881.9 -0.1
Exports 67 113.4 69 023.6 2.8
Canadian domestic sales4 48 405.2 47 963.6 -0.9
1.Disposition may differ from production because of inventory change, industry own-use, etc.
2.Crude oil received by Canadian refineries from foreign countries for processing. Data may differ from International Trade Division (ITD) estimates because of timing differences and the inclusion of crude oil landed in Canada for future re-export in the ITD data.
3.Disposition may differ from production because of inventory change, usage as pipeline fuel, pipeline losses, line-pack fluctuations, etc.
4.Includes direct sales.

The year-to-date production of crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons increased 5.6% over the same period last year, while crude oil exports rose 9.2%.

Marketable natural gas production rose 0.3% over August 2003. Natural gas exports, which accounted for 64.6% of total marketable production, increased 2.0%, while domestic sales were also on the rise (+0.4%).

The year-to-date marketable natural gas production decreased 0.1% compared with the same period last year, while natural gas exports rose 2.8% and domestic sales declined 0.9%.

Available on CANSIM: tables 126-0001 and 131-0001.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2198.

Preliminary data at the provincial level are available up to August 2004.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; energ@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.


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