Pipeline transportation of crude oil and refined petroleum products, May 2015
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Released: 2015-07-20
Canadian pipelines net receipts of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products edged up 0.5% from the same month a year earlier to 31.7 million cubic metres in May.
Receipts from refineries and bulk plants rose 8.2% to 4.8 million cubic metres. There were also higher receipts from imports (up 17.9% to 1.3 million cubic metres) and other sources (up 9.2% to 1.3 million cubic metres). Partly offsetting these increases were lower receipts from fields (down 4.6% to 7.9 million cubic metres) and processing plants (down 0.7% to 16.5 million cubic metres).
Chart 1
Canadian pipelines total net receipts of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products
In May, net deliveries of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products edged up 0.2% from May 2014 to 32.0 million cubic metres. Deliveries to refineries declined by 8.9% to 4.9 million cubic metres. Deliveries also declined to plants (down 2.7% to 11.6 million cubic metres) and other facilities (down 2.7% to 2.5 million cubic metres). Deliveries for export were up 7.8% to 13.0 million cubic metres.
Inventories in tanks grow
Crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products remaining in pipelines at the close of May declined 2.4% from April to 12.1 million cubic metres. Conversely, inventories held in tanks and terminals rose 3.6% to 5.5 million cubic metres.
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Canadian pipelines total inventories of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum held in tanks in Canada and the United States
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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