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  • Canada is the most significant source for U.S. energy imports, providing the highest foreign volumes of primary energy and electricity.
  • Canada’s 175.2 billion barrels of proven reserves of oil places it third globally, behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela, and is the only non-OPEC member in the top five.
  • Canada is the world’s third largest natural gas producer and exporter.
  • Canada is one of the world’s largest producers of hydroelectricity.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Canada
North America
OECD
World
Rank
Canada
Total Oil Production 3,348.31 15,049 20,963 85,341 6 3,316.52
Crude Oil Production 2,579.31 10,369 15,080 73,590 9 2,579.48
Consumption 2,231.57 23,900 47,924 85,436 9 2,157.34
Net Export/Imports(-) 1,116.74 -8,851 -26,961 -- 205 1,159.18
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 2,493 3,795 NA 12,915 1 2,479
Refinery Capacity 1,969 21,103 45,778 85,460 10 2,029
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 178.59 209 224 1,330 2 178.09
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Production 5,634 27,935 104,787 3   5,390
Consumption 3,112 28,086 105,225 7   2,936
Net Export/Imports(-) 2,522 -592 -- 85   2,454
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
58 344 6,289 20   62
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Production 69.375 1,156 7,546 13   74.840
Consumption 53.148 1,069 7,318 19   52.498
Net Export/Imports(-) 16.702 47 -- 101   22.159
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Net Generation 622.13 4,991 19,104 6   586.00
Net Consumption 528.50 4,601 17,420 7   504.83
Installed Capacity (GWe) 127.61 1,196 4,635 7   131.48
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Production 19.020 101 489 5   18.246
Consumption 13.951 121 491 7   13.042
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
11,318 7,554 7,457 27   10,847
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Canada
North America
World
Rank
 
Canada
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 598.46 6,885 30,400 7   540.97

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA, International Energy Statistics

Last Update: June 30, 2010 (All Fuels) | July 14, 2010 (Petroleum)
Next Update: August 1, 2010 (All Fuels)
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