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Domestic production of crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons totalled 14.4 million cubic metres in August, up 7.8% from August 2009 and 0.3% higher compared with July.
Crude oil and equivalent exports were down 5.6% in August compared with the same month in 2009. About 62% of Canada's total domestic production went to the export market.
Marketable natural gas production totalled 11.9 billion cubic metres in August, up 0.6% from the same month a year earlier and 3.1% higher compared with July.
Domestic sales of natural gas were up 9.6% in August compared with the same month a year earlier.
Natural gas exports decreased by 3.7% in August compared with the same month a year earlier. Exports accounted for about 68% of marketable natural gas production.
Note: Preliminary data are available on CANSIM at the national level to August 2010 inclusive. At the national and provincial level, detailed information is available for crude oil (126-0001) up to April 2010 inclusive, and for natural gas (131-0001) up to June 2010 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
| August 2009 | July 2010 | August 2010p | July to August 2010 | August 2009 to August 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands of cubic metres | % change | ||||
| Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons | |||||
| Supply1 | |||||
| Production | 13 377.2 | 14 373.9 | 14 419.2 | 0.3 | 7.8 |
| Imports2 | 4 129.1 | 4 219.2 | 4 456.1 | 5.6 | 7.9 |
| Disposition | |||||
| Refinery receipts3 | 8 522.4 | 9 389.5 | 9 383.0 | -0.1 | 10.1 |
| Exports | 9 488.9 | 10 022.2 | 8 957.9 | -10.6 | -5.6 |
| millions of cubic metres | % change | ||||
| Natural gas | |||||
| Supply4 | |||||
| Marketable production5 | 11 817.5 | 11 530.8 | 11 890.1 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Imports | 1 190.9 | 1 200.2 | 1 417.1 | 18.1 | 19.0 |
| Disposition | |||||
| Domestic sales6 | 4 059.6 | 4 242.6 | 4 449.3 | 4.9 | 9.6 |
| Exports | 8 375.3 | 8 161.5 | 8 064.8 | -1.2 | -3.7 |
