Facts
$82 billion
Value of Canadian crude oil and natural gas exports in 2011 — most of which was transported by pipeline
94%
Percentage of transportation demand in Canada supplied by petroleum products
4,200
The number of rail cars needed to transport the 3 million barrels of crude oil transported each day by pipeline in Canada
More than half
The homes in Canada are heated by natural gas
5.5 litres
The amount of liquid spilled per million litres transported by pipeline in Canada between 2002 and 2011
3 million
Barrels of crude oil transported by transmission pipelines in Canada every day — the equivalent of 200 Olympic sized swimming pools
97%
The percentage of Canadian natural gas and crude oil production transported by transmission pipelines
More than two thirds
Of Canada’s energy demand is met by natural gas or products made from crude oil
2.5
Number of times Canada’s natural gas and liquid transmission pipelines would circle the earth if laid end-to-end
30 – 35
Number of days it takes for oil to travel by pipeline from Alberta to southern Ontario
More than 60%
Percentage of Canadian natural gas production transported by pipeline to US markets in 2011
Up to 40 km per hour
Speed natural gas moves through a pipeline
99.9994%
Percentage of liquid product transported safely by pipelines between 2002 and 2011
3 teaspoons
The liquid spilled from pipelines in Canada over the past ten years is equivalent to three teaspoons dripped out of a gasoline nozzle over the course of 50 fill-ups of 50 litres each
75 kilometers
The length of train that would be required to transport the 3 million barrels of crude oil transported by pipeline in Canada every day
18 metres
The size of the permanent right-of-way for a large diameter transmission pipeline
500 BC
The first recorded use of pipelines to transport natural gas — the pipelines were constructed of bamboo
825,000 km
Estimate of Canada’s underground natural gas and liquids pipeline network (gathering, transmission and delivery lines)