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Crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition

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December 2008 (preliminary) (Previous release)

Domestic production of crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons totalled 13.8 million cubic metres in December, up 7.4% from December 2007.

Deliveries of crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons to the export market increased by 12.8% in December compared with the same month in 2007. In December 2008, 69.4% of Canada's total production went to the export market.

Marketable natural gas production totalled 14.1 billion cubic metres in December, down 4.4% compared with December 2007.

Natural gas exports made up 65.9% of marketable natural gas production in December 2008.

Domestic sales of natural gas fell 10.3% in December from the same month in 2007. This decrease was the result of lower sales to the industrial sector.

Note: Preliminary data are available on CANSIM at the national level to December 2008 inclusive. At the national and provincial level detailed information is available for crude oil (126-0001) up to October 2008 inclusive, and for natural gas (131-0001) up to February 2008 inclusive.

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

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2198.

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

Table 1

Crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition (key indicators)

Table 1

Crude oil and natural gas: Supply and disposition (key indicators)
	December 2007	December 2008p	December 2007 to December 2008
	thousands of cubic metres		% change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons
Supply¹
Production	12 900.2	13 858.1	7.4
Imports²	3 825.2	3 664.9	-4.2
Disposition
Refinery receipts³	8 903.5	8 422.5	-5.4
Exports	8 524.8	9 613.9	12.8
	millions of cubic metres		% change
Natural gas
Supply⁴
Marketable production⁵	14 772.2	14 120.0	-4.4
Imports	1 940.6	1 128.4	-41.9
Disposition
Domestic sales⁶	9 672.2	8 675.2	-10.3
Exports	10 735.2	9 304.0	-13.3

preliminary

Disposition may differ from supply because of inventory change, own consumption, losses and adjustments.

Data may differ from International Trade Division estimates because of timing and the inclusion of crude oil landed in Canada for future re-export.

Volumetric receipts at refineries of all domestic and imported crude oils for refinery processing or storage.

Disposition may differ from supply because of inventory change, usage as pipeline fuel, pipeline losses, line-pack fluctuations.

Receipts from fields after processing for the removal or partial removal of some constituents and impurities and that meet specifications for residential, commercial and industrial use; and including other adjustments.

Domestic sales includes residential, commercial, industrial and direct sales (for example direct, non-utility, sales for consumption where the utility acts solely as transporter).