Natural gas transportation and distribution, June 2014
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Released: 2014-08-28
Canada extracted 10.7 billion cubic metres of natural gas in June, up 2.0% from the same month in 2013. However, production continued to be lower than the national monthly average of 12.1 billion cubic metres.
Total demand on gas utilities in Canada declined 13.3% from June 2013 to 12.7 billion cubic metres.
Canada's natural gas sales generated $1.2 billion in revenue, up 27.7% compared with June 2013, largely driven by higher prices (+24.6%). Consumption was 4.9 billion cubic metres in June.
Chart 1
Natural gas production
Production decline in Alberta partially offset by gains in other provinces
Alberta, which produces most of the natural gas in Canada, extracted 7.6 billion cubic metres in June, down 2.8% from June 2013. Increases in British Columbia (up 7.9% to 2.4 million cubic metres) and Nova Scotia (up 239.5% to 371 886 cubic metres) partially offset the decline.
While demand on gas utilities was the highest in Ontario (3.3 billion cubic metres), it was down 20.3% compared with June 2013. Saskatchewan reported the second highest demand on gas utilities (2.8 billion cubic metres), down 25.3%. Only New Brunswick and Nova Scotia reported increased demand on gas utilities in June.
Every province reported year-over-year gains in revenue, with Ontario (up 21.8% to $469 million) and Alberta (up 36.6% to $423 million) leading the way.
Sales in Alberta increased 2.9% from June 2013 to 2.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas. Conversely, sales in Ontario were down 4.2% to 1.2 billion cubic metres.
Chart 2
Natural gas revenue
Lower exports and imports
Exports to the United States were down 14.4% year over year to 5.8 billion cubic metres in June. Saskatchewan, the principal exporter, delivered 2.3 billion cubic metres, down 25.5%. Increased exports by New Brunswick and Ontario partially made up for the declines in June.
Canada's imports of natural gas from the United States decreased 27.8% to 1.6 billion cubic metres. Ontario, which is the primary customer, imported 27.3% less than the same month a year earlier. Imports in every other province were also down in June.
Note to readers
Data for April and May 2014 have been revised.
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