Canadian drilling rigs' utilization rate stood at 28 percent in 2021.
There were 139 active drilling rigs in Canada in 2021. In 1977, the number of active drilling rigs stood at 221 units and increased to a peak of 534 units by 2005. Number of active drilling rigs in Canada from 1977 to 2021
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Statistics on Oil industry in Canada
Overview
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Well infrastructure
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- Basic Statistic Oil and gas wells drilled in Canada 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Oil and gas wells drilled in Western Canada 1947-2021
- Premium Statistic Oil wells completed in Canada 1955-2021
- Premium Statistic Active drilling rigs in Canada 1977-2021
- Basic Statistic Drilling rigs' utilization rate in Canada 1977-2021
Reserves & production
6
- Basic Statistic Canada's oil reserves by type 2020
- Premium Statistic Oil production in Canada 1998-2021
- Premium Statistic Crude oil production in Canada 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Crude oil production in Canada 1971-2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Oil sands production in Canada 1967- 2021
- Premium Statistic Oil refinery capacity in Canada 2004-2021
Trade & prices
5
- Premium Statistic Oil exports from Canada 2004-2021
- Basic Statistic Crude oil exports from Canada 2021, by destination
- Basic Statistic Crude oil imports to Canada 2021, by region of origin
- Premium Statistic Average annual WCS oil price 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Western Canadian Select (WCS) crude oil monthly price 2020-2022
Economic impact
5
- Basic Statistic Oil industry capital investments in Canada 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Oil sands' capital investments in Canada 1958-2020
- Premium Statistic Oil sands sales value in Canada 1986-2020
- Premium Statistic Conventional oil & gas' GDP contribution in Canada 2016-2021
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Companies
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- Response of employment from oil and gas rig decline in select U.S. states 2015-2016
- Drilling rigs available in Canada 1977-2021
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CAPP. (October 21, 2022). Number of active drilling rigs in Canada from 1977 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/480579/number-of-active-drilling-rigs-in-canada/
CAPP. "Number of active drilling rigs in Canada from 1977 to 2021." Chart. October 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480579/number-of-active-drilling-rigs-in-canada/
CAPP. (2022). Number of active drilling rigs in Canada from 1977 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/480579/number-of-active-drilling-rigs-in-canada/
CAPP. "Number of Active Drilling Rigs in Canada from 1977 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480579/number-of-active-drilling-rigs-in-canada/
CAPP, Number of active drilling rigs in Canada from 1977 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/480579/number-of-active-drilling-rigs-in-canada/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Number of active drilling rigs in Canada from 1977 to 2021 [Graph], CAPP, October 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/480579/number-of-active-drilling-rigs-in-canada/