OTTAWA: Canadian pipelines net receipts of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products totalled 36.1 million cubic metres in December, up 9.4% from the same month in 2013. The increase reflects higher receipts from processing plants (up 13.2% to 19.1 million cubic metres), as well as higher receipts from fields, refineries and imports. Conversely, receipts from other sources, such as rail and truck terminals, fell 10.7% from the same month a year earlier to 1.3 million cubic metres.
Deliveries to processing plants increase
Net deliveries of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products reached 36.0 million cubic metres in December, up 7.8% from the same month last year. The gain was mainly attributable to deliveries to processing plants, which rose 11.9% to 14.4 million cubic metres. Deliveries to refineries edged down 0.4% to 5.8 million cubic metres.
Annual net receipts grow in 2014
Net receipts by pipelines amounted to 392.2 million cubic metres at the close of 2014, up 6.7% from the total in 2013. Saskatchewan (+18.1%) posted the largest percentage increase in net receipts among the provinces, followed by Manitoba (+15.1%). Net receipts in Quebec declined 23.5%, partly as a result of changes in pipeline operations.
Net deliveries increase in 2014
Net deliveries of crude oil and condensates, and other liquefied petroleum products by pipeline totalled 391.1 million cubic metres in 2014, up 6.4% from 2013.
In 2014, 142.7 million cubic metres of crude oil and condensates were exported, up 8.8% from a year earlier. Conversely, exports of other liquefied petroleum products declined 43.6% to 1.9 million cubic metres, largely stemming from a change in pipeline operations in Western Canada.
