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Total primary energy produced in Alberta increased by 3% in 2023 4 as crude oil and oil sands producers ramped up production in anticipation of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion start-up and the relatively elevated prices in 2024. Natural gas producers continued to focus on drilling in liquid-rich areas with reasonably high prices for liquids.
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An annual report that includes estimates of reserves, supply...
- ALBERTA ENERGY OUTLOOK
In 2023, Alberta produced 61% of Canada’s natural gas,...
- Crude Oil Production
Crude oil production in 2023 consisted of. 56% light crude...
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In 2023, Alberta produced 61% of Canada’s natural gas, although British Columbia’s share of marketable gas production has trended up from 27% in 2013 to 37% in 2023. Alberta accounted for 84% of Canada’s oil and equivalent 2, and 66% was marketable bitumen in 2023. In 2023, raw crude bitumen production in Alberta was close
It also includes, for Alberta’s energy resources, supply and demand data for 2023 and a ten-year supply and demand forecast for 2024-2033 (the forecast period). Additionally, this report discusses prices and capital expenditures in the oil and gas sector and pipelines and other infrastructure related to Alberta’s energy resources.
- Energy Production
- Energy Transportation and Trade
- Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
- Energy Authorities
Crude Oil
1. In 2023, Alberta produced 4.3 million barrels per day (MMb/d) of crude oil (including condensate and pentanes plus) (Figure 1). Alberta is the largest producer of crude oil in Canada, accounting for 84% of total Canadian production in 2023. 2. Over three-quarters of Alberta’s crude oil production comes from the oil sands in northern Alberta. In 2023, Alberta had 8 operating oil sands mines, and 26 thermal in situ oil sands operations.Footnote 1 In 2023, Alberta produced 3.4 MMb/d of oil sa...
Refined Petroleum Products
1. Alberta has five refineries: Strathcona (Imperial Oil),Footnote 7 Edmonton (Suncor),Footnote 8 and Scotford (Shell)Footnote 9 in the Edmonton area; Sturgeon (NWR)Footnote 10 in Redwater; and Lloydminster (Cenovus)Footnote 11in Lloydminster. Combined, these refineries have a total oil processing capacity of 569 Mb/d, making Alberta the province with the largest refining capacity in Canada. Alberta’s refineries process only western Canadian crude oil, including a large proportion of blended...
Natural Gas/Natural Gas Liquids
1. In 2023, natural gas production in Alberta averaged 10.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) (Figure 1). Alberta produced 61% of Canada’s total natural gas production in 2023. 2. At the end of 2022, Alberta’s total potential for recoverable, sales-quality natural gas is estimated to be 563 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), with 372 Tcf remaining after production is subtracted.Footnote 15 3. Some NGLs are fractionated into individual components (for example, ethane, propane, butane, and condensate)...
Crude Oil and Liquids
1. Alberta has a vast network of crude oil and condensate pipelines that gather and deliver crude oil from production regions to pipeline and storage hubs in Edmonton and Hardisty (Figure 3). 2. The Enbridge MainlineFootnote 27 system is Canada’s largest transporter of crude oil. The Mainline starts in Edmonton and delivers light and heavy crude oil, RPPs, and NGLs to markets in the Prairies, U.S. Midwest, and Ontario. 3. The Trans Mountain PipelineFootnote 28also starts in Edmonton and trans...
Natural Gas
1. Major pipelines that transport Alberta’s natural gas to other provinces and to the U.S. include: Nova Gas Transmission Ltd. (NGTL),Footnote 41 TC Canadian Mainline,Footnote 42 Foothills,Footnote 43 and AllianceFootnote 44 (Figure 4). The first three are owned by TC Energy. Alliance is owned by Alliance Pipeline Ltd., which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pembina Pipeline Corporation. 2. The NGTL System extends through most of Alberta and transports western Canada-produced natural gas to ma...
Natural Gas Liquids
1. Alberta has many pipelines that transport natural gas liquids, including ethane, propane, butanes, and NGL mixes. 2. NGLs are primarily transported out of Alberta on rail cars across North America, or as NGL mixes on the Enbridge Mainline to Sarnia, Ontario, and the U.S. Midwest. 3. Plains Midstream Canada's Petroleum Transmission Company (PTC) PipelineFootnote 51delivers propane and butane produced at the Empress straddle plants to rail and truck terminals in the Prairies. PTC has a capac...
Total Energy Consumption
1. Total end-use energy demand in Alberta was 3,867 petajoules (PJ) in 2020. Industrial energy demand made up 75% of total demand, followed by transportation at 10%, the commercial sector at 10%, and residential at 6% (Figure 5). In 2020, Alberta’s total end-use demand was the largest in Canada, and the largest on a per capita basis, mainly due to the oil and gas industry. 2. Natural gas was the main fuel type consumed in Alberta, accounting for 2,253 PJ, or 58% of consumption in 2020. RPPs a...
Refined Petroleum Products
1. Alberta’s motor gasoline demand in 2022 was 1,219 litres per capita, 18% above the national average of 1,035 litres per capita. 2. Alberta’s diesel demand in 2022 was 1,393 litres per capita, 80% above the national average of 772 litres per capita. 3. Alberta has a net surplus of RPPs and nearly all the gasoline consumed in Alberta is produced within the province.
Natural Gas
1. In 2023, Alberta consumed an average of 6.9 Bcf/d of natural gas. Alberta’s natural gas demand is 58% of total Canadian demand. 2. The largest consuming sector for natural gas was the industrial sector (including heavy oil and oil sands production), which consumed 6.2 Bcf/d in 2023. The residential and commercial sectors consumed 0.39 Bcf/d and 0.35 Bcf/d, respectively.
Feb 5, 2024 · Oil production in Alberta rose to 3.82 million barrels per day in 2023 to set a new annual record. The total number of barrels produced last year was just shy of 1.4 billion. The annual increase came despite significant wildfire activity and maintenance in the spring and summer. With the exception of 2016 (forest fires) and 2020 (price crash ...
Crude oil production in 2023 consisted of. 56% light crude oil, 16% medium crude oil, 7% heavy crude oil, and. 21% ultra-heavy crude oil. Producers are increasingly commercializing formations with large volumes of light and ultra-heavy crude oil, such as the Cardium Formation, Montney Formation, and Mannville Group, because of the price premium ...
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Alberta Energy Outlook 2023 2022 NUMBERS Legend Crude oil Coal Natural gas Nonupgraded bitumen Upgraded bitumen NGL Wind, geothermal, and other renewables ENERGY PRODUCTION FORECAST Production (petajoules) Production (million barrels per day of light-medium crude oil equivalent) 0 2,000 4, 0 6,000 8,000 10,000 14,000 16, 0 20,000 18, 0 0 1.0 2. ...
