Canada: oil & gas emission intensity by type

In 2022, the total lifecycle emissions intensity of extra-heavy oil produced in the Peace River Oils Sands in Alberta, Canada was 867 kg/CO₂e/boe in 2022. This was the highest total emissions intensity among Canada's oil and gas resources that year. By comparison, wet gas produced at Montney BC had a total emissions intensity of 511 kg/CO₂e/boe that year. The Montney BC oil and gas field was estimated to be the second-largest GHG polluter in Canada in 2022.

Total lifecycle emissions intensity of oil and gas resources in Canada in 2022, by type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per barrel of oil equivalent)

Characteristic	Total emissions intensity in kg/CO₂e/Boe
Peace River (extra-heavy oil)	867
Primrose (extra-heavy oil)	790
Kearl (extra-heavy oil)	740
Foster Creek (extra-heavy oil)	708
Firebag (extra-heavy oil)	706
Cold Lake (extra-heavy oil)	696
Surmont (extra-heavy oil)	689
MacKay River (extra-heavy oil)	687
Jackfish (extra-heavy oil)	672
Horizon (extra-heavy oil)	671
Muskeg River (extra-heavy oil)	666
Jackpine (extra-heavy oil)	666
Duvernay (condensate)	662
Christina Lake (extra-heavy oil)	651
Cardium (wet gas)	646
Spirit River (wet gas)	625
Hibernia (light oil)	622
Fort Hills (extra-heavy oil)	616
Foothills (condensate)	586
Hebron (heavy oil)	586
Montney AB (wet gas)	586
Montney BC (wet gas)	511
Bakken-CA (light oil)	497

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

April 2024

More information

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2022

Supplementary notes

Figures are for total lifecycle emissions that come from upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas operations and end uses. This includes production, refining and petrochemical processing, gathering, storage, and transportation, and end uses. Calculations assume a 20-year global warming potential of non-CO₂ emissions.
The source does not provide a release date and has therefore been set as the date of site access.

Citation formats