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Natural gas transport and distribution systems, 2013

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Released: 2015-01-23

Financial highlights

In 2013, Canadian natural gas transport and distribution companies reported total operating revenues of $16.0 billion and total operating expenses of $12.6 billion, resulting in a net revenue from operations of $3.4 billion and a net income of $2.4 billion after taxes.

Total assets of natural gas transport and distribution companies were $92.5 billion, including $43.7 billion in fixed assets, $37.2 billion in total investments, $4.5 billion in current assets and $7.1 billion in deferred assets.

Liabilities included $33.5 billion of shareholder equity, $41.9 billion in long term debt, $10.5 billion in current liabilities and $6.6 billion in deferred credit and appropriations.

Employment

In 2013, Canadian natural gas transport and distribution companies reported a total of 12,912 workers, earning $1.2 billion in total annual salaries and wages. Management staff made up 25.0% of the workforce, while wage earners made up 75.0%.

Pipeline distances

In 2013, Canadian natural gas transport and distribution companies reported total pipeline distances of 346,178 kilometres. The majority of these were distribution lines (258,702 km), followed by transmission lines (81,854 km) and gathering lines (5,622 km).

  Note to readers

The Natural Gas Transport and Distribution Annual survey was suspended for reference year 2012.

The survey collects financial and operating statistics on Canadian companies primarily engaged in natural gas distribution (North American Industry Classification System 221210) or in natural gas pipeline transportation (North American Industry Classification System 486210). More specifically, the survey collects financial, employment, income and balance sheet information as well as engineering and operating statistics.

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