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Canada Overview

Canada

in figures

Oil Reserves168.1 billion barrels

Oil Production5.43 million bopd

Gas Reserves2.4 tcm

Gas Production172.3 bcm

Canada: New Frontiers in Energy

The world’s third largest holder of oil reserves, third largest natural gas producer and biggest source of US energy imports, Canada – fuelled by abundant oil sands – is now looking east to Asian markets as US demand levels off, production rises and the Keystone XL pipeline project drags on.

Chinese companies, including PetroChina and its China National Petroleum Corporation parent company have invested in the oil sands and other parts of Canada’s energy sector.

The participation of international oil companies, both private and state-owned, in Canada’s oil industry has risen rapidly. With 168 billion barrels as of the end of 2013, the oil sands represent 96 percent of Canada’s oil reserves. However, getting oil sands bitumen to market is no easy task. In order for the oil sands region to reach its potential, significant challenges must be overcome.

Undaunted by the challenges and renowned for its innovative companies and operators used to working in unconventional reservoirs Canada is determined to get maximum benefit out of its massive supply of hydrocarbons, including its 2 tcm (71 tcf) of proved natural gas reserves.

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Multinational - May 02, 2024

SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7 have signed a long-term strategic collaboration agreement with Equinor.

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Canada’s $24.7-billion TMX oil pipeline begins operations
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Canada - April 30, 2024

Canada's USD 24.7-billionTrans Mountain Expansion (TMX) oil pipeline has begun operations.

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Trinidad and Tobago’s downstream potential
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Trinidad and Tobago - April 23, 2024

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Canada - April 05, 2024

Baker Hughes will supply a range of electric-driven liquefaction technologies to the Cedar LNG project in Canada.

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Canada ‘not interested’ in subsidising future LNG projects
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Canada - April 01, 2024

Canada's energy minister has said the country will not subsidise future LNG projects, calling such investments the "role of the private sector."

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NEWS
Malaysia - March 19, 2024

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BHP, Equinor awarded Canada licences
NEWS
Canada - November 08, 2018

BHP has won 100% stakes in blocks 8 and 12 in the Orphan Basin offshore Canada, the company announced on Thursday.

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Krishna PERSAD, Founder and CEO of KPA GROUP
Interview
Trinidad and Tobago - November 5, 2018

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Oil down despite Asia boost
NEWS
Multinational - October 29, 2018

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Sultan AL BURTMANI, Acting Executive Managing Director of OMAN GAS COMPANY
Interview
Oman - October 23, 2018

Sultan Al Burtmani, acting executive managing director of Oman Gas Company (OGC), talks to TOGY about integrating the gas network with upstream and downstream projects…

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Fluor, JGC in $14-bln LNG Canada contract
NEWS
Canada - October 03, 2018

Fluor Corporation and JGC Corporation have won a USD 14-billion engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction contract for the LNG Canada project, the US EPC…

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Oil industry welcomes NAFTA replacement
NEWS
Multinational - October 02, 2018

Canada at the last moment has joined an agreement with Mexico and the USA to replace NAFTA, international media reported on Monday.

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Oil up on potential supply shortages
NEWS
Multinational - July 10, 2018

Crude oil prices rose on Tuesday amid supply shortages, as Iran vowed to sell as much oil as it could.

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