Alberta - Statistics


Economy 		       
Population and employment
       Date
Population (source)
   3,873,700   Nov 27 2012
Energy labour force (direct employment) (source)
   144,082   Dec 31 2011
Industry
       Date
Gross domestic product (source)
   $266.4 billion   Dec 31 2011
Energy related GDP (source)
   29.8%   Dec 31 2011

Reserves and supply 		       
Conventional Crude Oil
       Date
Reserves (source)
   1,490.5 MMbbl   Dec 31 2010
Production (source)
   490,080 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Producing Wells (source)
   32,815   Dec 31 2011
Refining capacity (source)
   422,300 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Condensate
       Date
production (source)
   12,196 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Pentanes Plus
       Date
Reserves (source)
   306.5 MMbbl   Dec 31 2010
Production (source)
   133,682 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Conventional Crude Oil and Equivalent
       Date
Reserves (source)
   1,797.0 MMbbl   Dec 31 2010
Production (source)
   635,958 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Oilsands
       Date
Overall Reserves (source)
   169,269.1 MMbbl   Dec 31 2010
Reserves - Mineable (source)
   33,913.0 million barrels   Dec 31 2010
Reserves - In Situ (source)
   135,356.1 million barrels   Dec 31 2010
Production - Integrated Synthetic (source)
   650,759 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Production - Bitumen (source)
   944,359 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Total Production (source)
   1,595,118 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Production Wells (source)
   10,196   Dec 31 2011
Upgrading capacity (source)
   1.3 MMbbl/d   Dec 31 2012
Total Crude Oil and Equivalent
       Date
Total Crude Oil and Equivalent Reserves (source)
   171,066 MMbbl   Dec 31 2010
Total Crude Oil and Equivalent Production (source)
   2,231,076 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Natural Gas Liquids
       Date
Reserves (source)
   1337.9 MMbbl   Dec 31 2010
Production (source)
   402,035 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Natural Gas
       Date
Reserves (source)
   38,573.4 Bcf   Dec 31 2010
Gross Production (source)
   11,901.1 MMcf/d   Dec 31 2011
Marketed Production (source)
   10,152.7 MMcf/d   Dec 31 2011
Producing Wells (source)
   94,987   Dec 31 2011
Coal
       Date
Reserves Under Development (source)
   33,000 million tonnes   Dec 31 2011
Production (source)
   30.1 MMt/y   Dec 31 2011
Coal Mines (source)
   10   Dec 31 2011
Electricity
       Date
Petroleum fired
        
Installed capacity (source)
   12 MW   Aug 31 2012
Natural gas fired
        
Number of gas plants (source)
   42   Dec 31 2012
Installed capacity (source)
   5,318.0 MW   Dec 31 2011
Coal fired
        
Number of plants (source)
   9   Dec 31 2012
Installed capacity (source)
   5,730 MW   Dec 31 2012
Total Fossil Fuel Generation (source)
   62.0 TW-h   Dec 31 2011
Hydro
        
Number of plants (source)
   22   Dec 31 2011
Installed capacity (source)
   905 MW   Aug 31 2012
Net generation (source)
   1.8 TW-h   Dec 31 2011
Wind
        
Number of Wind Farms (source)
   24   Dec 31 2012
Number of Wind Turbines (source)
   760   Dec 31 2012
Installed capacity (source)
   1,117 MW   Dec 31 2012
Net generation (source)
   2.2 TW-h   Dec 31 2011
Biomass
        
Number of Plants (source)
   8   Dec 31 2012
Installed Capacity (source)
   231 MW   Dec 31 2012
Total Installed Capacity (source)
   13,358 MW   Dec 31 2011
Total Generation (source)
   66 TW-h   Dec 31 2011
Alternative Fuels
       Date
Ethanol
        
Ethanol Plants (source)
   1   Nov 4 2010
Ethanol Plant Capacity (source)
   42 MML/y   Nov 4 2010
Biodiesel
        
Biodiesel Plants (source)
   2   Nov 4 2010
Biodiesel Production Capacity (source)
   20 MML/y   Nov 4 2010

Consumption 		       
Petroleum Products
       Date
Gasoline (source)
   107,801.7 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Aviation Turbo Fuel (source)
   14,918.7 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Diesel Fuel (source)
   127,249.6 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Light Fuel Oil (source)
   646.5 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Other Petroleum products (source)
   77,662.5 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Heavy Fuel Oil (source)
   5,365.4 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Total Petroleum Products (source)
   333,644.4 bbl/d   Dec 31 2011
Natural Gas
       Date
Industrial Sector (source)
   985.4Bcf/y   Dec 31 2011
Residential Sector (source)
   153.1 Bcf/y   Dec 31 2011
Commercial/Institutional Sector (source)
   92.6 Bcf/y   Dec 31 2011
Total Natural Gas Consumption (source)
   1,231.1 Bcf/y   Dec 31 2011
Electricity
       Date
Industrial Sector (source)
   37,854.1 GW-h   Dec 31 2011
Residential Sector (source)
   11,792.2 GW-h   Dec 31 2011
Agriculture Sector (source)
   2,058.2 GW-h   Dec 31 2011
Total Electricity Consumption (source)
   51,705.0 GW-h   Dec 31 2011