Alberta - Statistics


Economy
       
Population and employment
      Date
Population (source)
  3,687,662   Dec 1 2009
Energy labour force (direct employment) (source)
  170,000   2008
Industry
      Date
Gross domestic product (source)
  $291.7 billion   Feb 2010
Energy related GDP (source)
  30.8%   Feb 2010

Commodity prices
       
Petroleum
      Date
Propane (source)
  0.659 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Propane tax (source)
  0.096 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Gasoline (source)
  0.901 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Gasoline tax (source)
  0.233 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Diesel (source)
  0.884 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Diesel tax (source)
  0.172 $/L   Aug 31 2010
Natural Gas
      Date
Residential (source)
  5.936 $ per gigajoule Regulated Rate   Jan 2009
Commercial (source)
  5.936 $ per gigajoule Regulated Rate   Jan 2009
Electricity
      Date
Residential (source)
  9.954 cents/kWh Regulated Rate   Jan 2009
Commercial (source)
  9.947 cents/kWh Regulated Rate   Jan 2009
Industrial (source)
  9.930 cents/kWh Regulated Rate   Jan 2009

Reserves and supply
       
Conventional Crude Oil
      Date
Reserves (source)
  1,589.4 MMbbl   Jun 2009
Production (source)
  502,999.5 bbl/d   Dec 31 2008
Refining capacity (source)
  422,000 bbl/d   Dec 2008
Condensate
      Date
reserves (source)
  306.0 MMbbl   Dec 31 2008
production (source)
  174,611.9 bbl/d   Dec 31 2008
Conventional Crude Oil and Equivalent
      Date
Reserves (source)
  1,895.4 MMbbl   Dec 31 2008
Production (source)
  677,611.4 bbl/d   Dec 31 2008
Natural Gas Liquids
      Date
Reserves (source)
  678.5 MMbbl   Dec 31 2008
Production (source)
  422,436.5 bbl/d   Dec 31 2008
Oilsands
      Date
Overall Reserves (source)
  170.4 Bbbl   Jun 2009
Developed Reserves - Mineable (source)
  9,131 MMbbl   Dec 31 2008
Developed Reserves - In Situ (source)
  6,652 MMbbl   Dec 31 2008
Total Production (source)
  1.2 MMbbl/d   Dec 31 2008
Production - Integrated Synthetic (source)
  518,870 bbl/d   Dec 31 2008
Production - Bitumen (source)
  685,245 bbl/d   Dec 31 2008
Upgrading capacity (source)
  1.21 MMbbl/d   Sep 2008
Natural Gas
      Date
Reserves (source)
  33,609 Bcf   Dec 31 2008
Gross Production (source)
  14,420   Dec 31 2008
Marketed Production (source)
  12,375 MMcf/d   Dec 31 2008
Coal
      Date
Reserves Under Development (source)
  1,051.4 MMt   Dec 2008
Production (source)
  32.5 MMt/y   Dec 2008
Coal Mines (source)
  8   Dec 2008
Electricity
      Date
Natural gas fired
       
Number of gas plants (source)
  60   Feb 23 2010
Installed capacity (source)
  5972 MW   Feb 23 2010
Coal fired
       
Number of plants (source)
  6   Mar 31 2010
Installed capacity (source)
  5612 MW   Mar 31 2010
Hydro
       
Number of plants (source)
  21   Feb 23 2010
Installed capacity (source)
  900 MW   Feb 23 2010
Wind
       
Number of plants (source)
  24   Apr 30 2010
Installed capacity (source)
  653   Apr 30 2010