Pipeline transportation of crude oil and refined petroleum products, April 2015
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Released: 2015-06-19
Canadian pipelines net receipts of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products totalled 33.1 million cubic metres in April, up 5.5% from the same month last year.
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Canadian pipelines total net receipts of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products
Growth in net receipts led by receipts from processing plants
The rise in net receipts was mainly attributable to a 10.4% gain from April 2014 in receipts from processing plants to 17.7 million cubic metres. Also up were receipts from imports (up 40.7% to 1.4 million cubic metres), led by higher imports to Saskatchewan and Quebec. Receipts from refineries and bulk plants rose (+4.8%) as did receipts from other sources (+9.3%).
Partly offsetting the overall increase was a 7.6% decline in receipts from fields to 8.0 million cubic metres.
Net deliveries rise as exports increase
Canadian pipelines net deliveries reached 33.7 million cubic metres of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products, up 8.2% from April 2014.
Exports increased 16.3% to 13.5 million cubic metres. Deliveries to other facilities such as rail and truck terminals grew by 19.1% to 2.6 million cubic metres. Net deliveries to processing plants rose 2.6%, while deliveries to refineries edged down 1.0%.
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Canadian pipelines net deliveries for export of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products
Inventories held in tanks decline in April
Inventories of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products held in tanks and terminals declined 8.9% from a month earlier to 5.3 million cubic metres. Product remaining in pipelines at the end of April edged down 0.4% to 12.4 million cubic metres.
Note to readers
This report covers the monthly activities of all pipelines in Canada receiving and delivering crude oils, liquefied petroleum gases (propane, butane and ethane) and refined petroleum products.
Oil pipelines net receipts include receipts of products from fields, processing plants, refineries, imports, and other sources. Total receipts include net receipts and transfers from provinces and other pipelines. Net deliveries include deliveries to refineries, plants, exports, and other destinations. Total deliveries include net deliveries and transfers to other provinces and other pipelines, inventory changes, and line losses and adjustments.
The difference between total receipts and deliveries is in inventory changes and line losses and adjustments applied to total deliveries.
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