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Growth in total crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons in April compared with April 2006 was led by a 43.2% surge in offshore production in Newfoundland and Labrador. This increase was a result of higher production from the White Rose oilfield and a return to full production at the Terra Nova oilfield.
Newfoundland and Labrador production accounted for 15.4% of total Canadian output in April, up from an 11.3% share in the same period last year.
Nationally, crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbon production advanced 4.7% to reach 13.3 million cubic metres.
Exports of crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons climbed 2.1% compared with the same period last year to reach 8.7 million cubic metres. About 65% of Canada's total production of crude oil and equivalent hydrocarbons went to the export market.
Lower average temperatures nationally pushed natural gas sales to 6.4 billion cubic metres, a 16.3% jump over the same period last year. The growth in sales was led by higher residential (+28.0%) and commercial sales (+28.5%) according to natural gas sales data.
Marketable natural gas production edged down 0.2% from April 2006. Natural gas exports, which made up 57.0% of marketable natural gas, increased 0.8%.
Available on CANSIM: tables 126-0001 and 131-0001.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2198.
Note: Preliminary data at the national level to April 2007 inclusive is available on CANSIM. Detailed information is available at the national and provincial level for crude oil (126-0001) up to February 2007 inclusive, and for natural gas (131-0001) up to January 2007 inclusive.
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