Oil sands production accounted for 28.8% of total Canadian gas demand in 2016
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2017
Alberta’s oil sands operations accounted for 28.8% of Canadian natural gas demand in 2016, up from 11.8% From 2005 to 2016, natural gas purchased by oil sands projects more than tripled, from 0.73 Bcf/d in 2016. Additionally, natural gas is used in oil sands mining to heat water to separate bitumen from sand.
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