CANADA OIL EXPORTS RISE 20 PCT IN 1986
Canadian oil exports rose 20 pct in 1986
over the previous year to 33.96 mln cubic meters, while oil
imports soared 25.2 pct to 20.58 mln cubic meters, Statistics
Canada said.
    Production, meanwhile, was unchanged from the previous year
at 91.09 mln cubic feet.
    Natural gas exports plunged 19.4 pct to 21.09 billion cubic
meters, while Canadian sales slipped 4.1 pct to 48.09 billion
cubic meters.
    The federal agency said that in December oil production
fell 4.0 pct to 7.73 mln cubic meters, while exports rose 5.2
pct to 2.84 mln cubic meters and imports rose 12.3 pct to 2.1
mln cubic meters.
    Natural gas exports fell 16.3 pct in the month 2.51 billion
cubic meters and Canadian sales eased 10.2 pct to 5.25 billion
cubic meters.
 Reuter
