This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Jan. 22, 2020.
Canadian marketable natural gas production is projected to decrease in the short term given continued low prices, then increase in the long term as gas prices rise, according to Canada’s Energy Future 2019 (EF2019)Footnote1, the most recent outlookFootnote2 from the Canada Energy Regulator.
British Columbia’s share of this production is also expected to continue to grow. Liquefied natural gas exports from Canada’s west coast are assumed to begin in 2025, which triggers additional drilling and production to supply it. Overall, natural gas production increases 32 per cent from 2018 to 2040.
Although B.C.’s share of production increases as production from the Montney Formation grows, Alberta remains Canada’s largest natural gas producer. Saskatchewan gas production, which is mostly solution gas from oil production, declines slightly then gradually increases over the projection period as Saskatchewan’s oil production grows.
Explore this and other natural gas charts in the natural gas fact sheet from Canada’s Energy Future 2019. Detailed data is also available for the report figures and fact sheet.
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