Natural gas in Canada

Natural gas in Canada
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At 17.1 billion cubic feet (480,000,000 m3) per day in 2006, Canada is the third largest producer of natural gas in the world. Its proven reserves were 58.2 trillion cubic feet (1,650 km3) at the close of that year. A large portion of Canada's gas is exported to the United States; in 2006, 9.9 billion cubic feet (280,000,000 m3) per day.[1].

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