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Friday, May 27, 2005

Crude oil and natural gas

March 2005 (preliminary)

Crude oil production in March 2005 declined 10.0%, the fourth consecutive monthly year-over-year decrease. The drop is attributable to lower synthetic crude production in Alberta and decreased production in Newfoundland and Labrador compared to March 2004.

Crude oil exports, which accounted for 58.9% of total production, fell 9.7% compared to March 2004.

The year-to-date production of crude oil decreased 8.0% and crude oil exports were also on the decline, dropping 8.5% over the same period last year.

Marketable natural gas production increased 1.2% over March 2004, while domestic sales also rose, increasing 3.4%.

Year-to-date marketable production of natural gas edged down 0.1% while domestic sales fell 2.4%.

Crude oil and natural gas
  March 2004 March 2005 March 2004 to March 2005
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons1      
Production 12 738.6 11 463.9 -10.0
Exports 7 481.7 6 757.6 -9.7
Imports2 4 651.6 4 242.5 -8.8
Refinery receipts 9 579.6 9 178.7 -4.2
  millions of cubic metres % change
Natural gas3      
Marketable production 14 336.6 14 511.9 1.2
Exports 8 690.7 9 858.5 13,4
Canadian domestic sales4 7 417.8 7 667.3 3.4
  Jan. to March 2004 Jan. to March 2005 Jan. - March 2004 to Jan. to March 2005
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons1      
Production 37 554.2 34 558.3 -8,0
Exports 22 610.3 20 684.6 -8.5
Imports2 13 542.4 13 803.2 1.9
Refinery receipts 28 213.0 27 629.3 -2,1
  millions of cubic metres % change
Natural gas3      
Marketable production 43 664.3 43 626.7 -0.1
Exports 26 835.7 28 828.3 7,4
Canadian domestic sales4 25 623.6 25 018.3 -2.4
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.

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

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2198.

Preliminary data at the provincial level are now available up to March 2005.

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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