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Wednesday, September 3, 2003

Crude oil and natural gas

June 2003 (Preliminary)

Crude oil production totalled 11 602 600 cubic metres in June 2003, an increase of 6.4% from June 2002. Exports, which accounted for 63.3% of total production, rose 1.8% over June 2002.

The year-to-date production of crude oil increased 2.6% over the same period last year, while crude oil exports were also on the rise, increasing 1.2%.

Marketable natural gas production decreased 3.7% from June 2002, while domestic sales increased by 3.1%. Exports of natural gas dropped 1.4% over the same period last year.

Year-to-date marketable production of natural gas decreased 1.5% over the same period in 2002. Canadian domestic sales rose by 4.4% and exports of natural gas were up 1.9%.

Available on CANSIM: tables 126-0001 and 131-0001.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2198.

Preliminary data at the provincial level are available up to June 2003 on a cost-recovery basis.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the dissemination officer (1-866-873-8789; 613-951-9497; energ@statcan.gc.ca), Manufacturing, Construction and Energy Division.

Crude oil and natural gas
  June 2002 June 2003 June 2002 to June 2003
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons1      
  Production
10 905.4 11 602.6 6.4
  Exports
7 210.8 7 341.5 1.8
  Imports2
4 296.5 4 283.1 -0.3
  Refinery receipts
8 432.8 8 665.4 2.8
  millions of cubic metres % change
Natural gas3      
  Marketable production
13 526.0 13 019.0 -3.7
  Exports
8 324.7 8 211.9 -1.4
  Canadian domestic sales4
3 987.3 4 112.7 3.1
  Jan. to June 2002 Jan. to June 2003 Jan. - June 2002 to Jan. - June 2003
  thousands of cubic metres % change
Crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons1      
  Production
66 781.4 68 510.6 2.6
  Exports
41 516.6 41 996.9 1.2
  Imports2
24 851.0 25 684.6 3.4
  Refinery receipts
50 748.8 52 601.6 3.7
  millions of cubic metres % change
Natural gas3      
  Marketable production
85 988.6 84 674.9 -1.5
  Exports
52 465.4 53 471.0 1.9
  Canadian domestic sales4
39 246.9 40 959.7 4.4
1Disposition may differ from production because of inventory change, industry own-use, etc.
2Crude oil received by Canadian refineries from foreign countries for processing. Data may differ from International Trade Division (ITD) estimates because of timing differences and the inclusion of crude oil landed in Canada for future re-export in the ITD data.
3Disposition may differ from production because of inventory change, usage as pipeline fuel, pipeline losses, line-pack fluctuations, etc.
4Includes direct sales.



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