This original U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) document has been modified only slightly to better reflect Canadian legislation and standards.
Purpose
This monthly survey collects data on the activities of all Canadian refineries, terminals and upgraders involved in the production and distribution of refined petroleum products. This data is required for integration into the input-output sector of the Canadian System of National Accounts. Data is made available under the authority of the Statistics Act to other federal departments and provincial authorities through data sharing agreements subject to embodied principles of data confidentiality. Data is intended for use by survey respondents, industry associations, industry analysts, the press and the general public to assess trends in the Canadian petroleum sector.
Who Must Submit
To be completed by the operators of all petroleum refineries, upgraders and terminals located in Canada.
When to Submit
The survey must be received by Statistics Canada 10 days following the month in review.
How to Submit
An email invitation is sent to respondents to download an excel spreadsheet based questionnaire for completion and to provide access to a secure portal to upload the data to Statistic Canada.
- Login to the survey link.
- Download, complete, and save the questionnaire.
- Return to the survey link and follow the instructions to attach the completed questionnaire.
General Instructions
Respondent Identification Data
- Confirm the legal name of the reporting company.
- Confirm the operating name if appropriate.
- Confirm the establishment name.
- Confirm the physical address of the reporting company.
- Confirm the mailing address of the Contact. (Note: If the physical address and mailing address are the same, provide the information only for the physical address.)
- Confirm the name, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address of the person to contact concerning information shown on the report. The person listed should be the person most knowledgeable of the specific data reported.
Operations
Quantities: Report using the following criteria.
Report all quantities to the nearest whole number in Cubic Metres.
Report for each product, beginning and end-of-month stocks, receipts, inputs, production, shipments, and fuel use and losses and adjustments during the month.
All values should be positive except for Losses and Adjustments, which can be negative.
Most products should balance: Stocks Beginning of Month + Receipts + Production = Inputs + Shipments + Fuel Uses + Losses and Adjustments + Stocks End of Month.
Report data for only those lines which are applicable to your operation. If there are no data for a specific line, leave the entire line blank.
Stocks (Beginning and End of Month)
Report beginning stocks as of midnight of the last day of the month prior to the current report month. Report ending stocks as of midnight of the last day of the current report month. All stocks should be corrected to 15.6oC less basic sediment and water (BS&W).
Report all stocks in the custody of the establishment regardless of ownership. Reported stock quantities should represent actual measured inventories.
Report stocks of mixed liquefied petroleum gases (including unfractionated streams) by the individual components (i.e., ethane, propane, normal butane, and isobutane) as determined by chemical analysis.
Report ending stocks of all liquefied gases on their individual product lines as well as totals on the line hydrocarbon gas liquids, TOTAL.
Report all domestic and foreign stocks held at the refinery, terminal and upgrader.
Report stocks of oxygenates held at oxygenate production facilities which are either located within or adjacent to the refinery complex whose oxygenates are dedicated for use by this refinery complex (Captive Oxygenate Plants).
Report end-of-month stocks of unfinished oils by degree Celsius end-point. The following are the degree end-point categories: Naphthas and Lighter, less than 205oC; Kerosene and Light Gas Oils, 205oC to 343oC; Heavy Gas Oils, 344oC to 538oC; and Residuum, greater than 538oC.
Receipts During the Month
Report all receipts at the refinery, terminal and upgrader after the products are actually received at the establishment.
Oxygenates (excluding Fuel Ethanol), TOTAL is the sum of oxygenates received from sources outside the refinery (Merchant Plants), and oxygenates produced at the refinery (Captive Plants).
Report receipts of Natural Gas Plant Liquids and Liquefied Refinery Gases (including olefins and derivatives). Include both fuel use and petrochemical feedstock use.
Exclude natural gas used as a feedstock to produce hydrogen from refinery receipts. Also exclude natural gas received at the refinery for use as a fuel.
Inputs During Month (Refineries and Upgraders only)
Report the volume of crude oil, unfinished oils, natural gas plant liquids, other hydrocarbons, hydrogen, oxygenates, and liquefied refinery gases input to refinery processing units for the purpose of producing finished petroleum products.
Report gross refinery input for each item identified on the survey form.
Note: Gross inputs are typically greater than crude oil inputs since gross inputs include materials other than crude oil as well as any re-runs of the same cubic metres through the atmospheric crude oil distillation unit.
Exclude from input of Crude Oil any oils that have undergone prior refinery processing. Such oils should be reported as inputs of intermediate product (typically, unfinished oils or motor gasoline blending components) or finished product. An "Input" of a finished product, such as a finished motor gasoline or distillate fuel oil, represents a reclassification of a finished product.
Exclude inputs of product used to manufacture finished petrochemicals. Input of natural gas to produce hydrogen should be excluded. Input of feedstock to manufacture oxygenates should be excluded. Inputs of finished petroleum products are explained under "Reclassification of Inventory".
Input During the Month (Terminals only)
Report as input any finished product, blending component, oxygenate, or other material blended or reclassified to a different product. Examples of quantities to report as input include Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending (BOB) and Fuel Ethanol blended to produce finished motor gasoline, and kerosene blended with distillate fuel oil.
Report input whether blending or product reclassification takes place due to transfers of products between tanks, through in-line blending systems, or by splash blending in trucks or rail cars.
Report as input any Distillate Fuel Oil to be reclassified to a different Sulphur category as well as any Distillate Fuel Oil, Kerosene, or Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel being reclassified to a different product (see Reclassification of Inventory discussed later in these instructions).
Report gross input for each item listed on the survey form.
Report inputs of selected natural gas plant liquids and liquefied refinery gases (i.e. normal butane, butylene, isobutane, isobutylene, and pentanes plus) on their individual product lines as well as totals on the line for Hydrocarbon gas liquids, TOTAL.
Production During the Month (Refineries and Upgraders only)
Report gross refinery production during the month for each item identified on the survey.
Report the volume of petroleum products produced from processing of crude oil, unfinished oils, liquefied petroleum gases, other hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and oxygenates.
Report the volume of petroleum products produced from blending operations of motor gasoline and aviation blending components.
Report production of renewable fuels (fuel ethanol, biomass-based diesel fuel, other renewable diesel fuel, and other renewable fuels) when the volume of these fuels is increased by blending of petroleum. For example, if a cargo of undenatured fuel ethanol was delivered to your refinery and then denatured at the refinery with BOB for blending with fuel ethanol, then your report on the monthly refined petroleum products survey will show production of fuel ethanol equal to the volume of BOB blended with the fuel ethanol as denaturant.
Exclude from production any renewable fuels coprocessed with petroleum feedstocks. Production of renewable fuels from coprocessing with petroleum should be reported as receipts and inputs. For example, renewable diesel fuel production from animal fat processed through a diesel hydrotreater should be reported as receipts and inputs of other renewable diesel fuel. The volume of the receipt and input of other renewable diesel fuel will equal the volume of output from the hydrotreater that is attributed to animal fat.
Report the production of olefins (Ethylene, propylene, butylene) to include only that portion of liquefied refinery gases that are shipped from the refinery as a finished refinery product (e.g., olefins shipped to petrochemical facilities).
Report the production of aromatics (e.g., benzene, toluene, and xylene) based upon intended use. Aromatics to be used for blending or compounding into finished aviation or motor gasoline should be reported as production of aviation or motor gasoline blending components.
Report aromatics used as petrochemical feedstocks as production of Naphtha less than 205oC.
Production During the Month (Terminals only)
Report as production any finished product or blending component blended or reclassified from inputs. Examples of production to report include Finished Motor Gasoline blended from input of BOB and Fuel Ethanol, and the increase in distillate fuel oil volume resulting from blending kerosene.
Report gross production for each item listed on the survey form.
Report production whether blending or product reclassification took place due to transfers of products between tanks, through in-line blending systems, or by splash blending in trucks or rail cars.
Report as production any Distillate Fuel Oil, Kerosene, or Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel reclassified from a different product (see Reclassification of Inventory discussed later in these instructions).
Report only production of fuel ethanol at the terminal resulting from blending of denaturant (finished gasoline, motor gasoline blending components, or pentanes plus) with undenatured fuel-grade ethanol.
Total Input and Total Production
When the report is completed correctly, every input cubic metre should have a corresponding production cubic metre. Therefore, total input should equal total production. Small variances may exist due to rounding, measurement, gains, and losses. These variances are reported using total line, quantities reported for the total line balance total input and total production.
Shipments During the Month
Report all shipments, including intracompany shipments to other storage facilities, refineries, chemical plants, or fractionating facilities. Inputs to onsite petrochemical plants should be reported as shipments from your establishment.
Fuel Use During the Month
Report petroleum products used as fuel at your establishment.
Exclude fuel use at petrochemical facilities located at the same site as the refinery.
Losses and Adjustments During Month
Report all non-processing losses (e.g., spills, fire losses, contamination, etc.) by product.
Exclude refinery processing gains and losses as well as stock discrepancies caused by gauging problems.
Reclassification of Inventory
Report a finished product that is reclassified as a different finished product or as an unfinished oil as follows: the quantity of the original product is reported in the "Input" column and the reclassified product is reported in the "Production" column.
For example, if you produce 10,000 cubic metres of kerosene during January and have it in storage at the end of the month, this quantity is to be reported as "Production" of Kerosene on the January report. If during February the intended use of the 10,000 cubic metres of kerosene is changed to Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel, report this reclassification by reporting the 10,000 cubic metres as "Input" of Kerosene and as "Production" of Kerosene-Type Jet Fuel.
Hydrogen
Report receipts, inputs, and fuel use and loss of hydrogen. Include hydrogen produced from hydrogen plants located at refineries (and upgraders) and hydrogen purchased from third-party suppliers.
Exclude hydrogen produced from catalytic reformers from quantities reported for to avoid double counting inputs. Hydrogen input from reformer units is counted indirectly as input of crude oil and unfinished oils.
Exclude feedstock inputs for hydrogen production.
Report Still gas, Special Naphtha, and Unfinished oils, naphtha, and lighter as shipments to a hydrogen plant when these products are used as hydrogen feedstock. Report any feedstock return streams from a hydrogen plant as receipts from the hydrogen plant and inputs at the establishment. Report receipts of return streams using the same product as were used when reporting feedstock shipments to the hydrogen plant.
Oxygenates
Report oxygenates on an individual basis. All other oxygenates includes other aliphatic alcohols and ethers intended for motor gasoline blending.
Report stocks held at oxygenate production facilities, located within or adjacent to the establishment (captive plants).
Report gross inputs of oxygenates. Do not "net out" oxygenate inputs by reporting the difference between oxygenate inputs and production.
Exclude oxygenates as motor gasoline blending components unless they have been commingled with motor gasoline blending components.
Liquefied Gases
Report all mixes of natural gas plant liquids (including unfractionated streams) and liquefied refinery gases by individual components as determined by chemical analysis, (e.g., ethane, propane, normal butane, isobutane, pentanes plus for gas plant liquids, and ethane/ethylene, propane/propylene, normal butane/butylene, and isobutane/isobutylene for liquefied refinery gases).
Report Liquefied Petroleum Gases (LPG) extracted from natural gas liquids streams originating at natural gas processing plants (NGPL's), and received by the establishment for processing into finished products.
Report Liquefied Refinery Gases (LRG) that are fractionated from crude oil or produced from downstream processes, such as catalytic cracking, and result in finished LRG (liquefied gases production that are subsequently stored or shipped as a LRG). The volume of LRG for any class (e.g. Ethane) has to be equal or greater than any breakout volume (e.g. Ethylene).
Report production of polymer grade or chemical grade propylene as propylene. Production volumes reported as propylene will include propylene and up to 8% propane. This is based on a definition of chemical grade propylene made up of at least 92% propylene and up to 8% propane.
Report production of mixed propane and propylene streams that do not meet the specification for polymer grade or chemical grade propylene (including refinery grade propylene) separately as propane and propylene, as determined by chemical analysis, except in cases when you are reasonably certain the mixed propane and propylene stream will be sold as fuel, in which case report the entire mixed stream as propane.
Finished Motor Gasoline
Report finished motor gasoline blended with fuel ethanol.
Gasoline Blending Components
Report naphtha-range hydrocarbons as one of the products broadly classified as motor gasoline blending components in cases where the intended end use is for blending or compounding into finished motor gasoline. Products classified as motor gasoline blending components include blendstock for oxygenate blending (BOB), gasoline treated as blendstock (GTAB) and all "other" motor gasoline blending components.
Report naphtha-range hydrocarbons intended for blending or compounding into finished aviation gasoline in product.
Exclude any naphtha-range hydrocarbons from gasoline blending components if the intended end use is other than blending or compounding into finished motor gasoline or finished aviation gasoline (e.g. naphtha intended for use in solvents or as petrochemical feedstocks).
Exclude the following products from motor gasoline blending components.
- normal butane,
- butylene
- isobutane
- isobutylene
- pentanes plus
- fuel ethanol, and
- ETBE.
While these products may be blended into finished motor gasoline, they are reported under separate product. This applies only to unblended products. After blending, butanes, pentanes plus, fuel ethanol, ETBE, and other materials become part of the volume of gasoline blending components or finished motor gasoline.
Note: Certain gasoline blending components may be received as return streams from chemical plants. In this case, it is very important to maintain consistent classification of product produced and shipped from the refinery and received and input at the refinery. For example, a refinery may ship naphtha-range petrochemical feedstocks to a chemical plant and then receive a return stream from the chemical plant that will be used for motor gasoline blending. In this case, the return stream reported must be classified as receipt and input of petrochemical feedstock and then production of gasoline blending components or finished gasoline.
Distillate Fuel Oil
Report refinery input and production during the month and end-of-month stocks of distillate fuel oil by sulphur content.
- Diesel Fuel Oil: ≤ 15ppm sulphur
- Light Fuel Oil: > 15ppm sulphur
Distillate fuel oil 15ppm sulphur and under plus distillate fuel oil greater than 15ppm sulphur must sum to the total for Distillate Fuel Oil.
Residual Fuel Oil by Percent of Sulphur Content
Report refinery input and production during the month and end-of-month stocks of residual fuel oil by sulphur content. (under 1.00% sulphur and over 1.00% sulphur) must sum to the total for Residual Fuel Oil.
Lubricants
Report only lubricant base oils produced at the refinery. Exclude finished lubricants produced at lube plants. Exclude byproducts of lubricating oil refining such as aromatic extracts derived from solvent extraction or tars derived from deasphalting. Reporting categories include:
- Paraffinic. Includes all grades of bright stock and neutrals with a Viscosity Index >75.
- Naphthenic. Includes all lubricating oil base stocks with a Viscosity Index <75.
Note: The criterion for categorizing lubricants is based solely on the Viscosity Index of the stocks and is independent of crude sources and type of processing used to produce the oils.
Exceptions: Lubricating oil base stocks that have been historically classified as naphthenic or paraffinic by a refiner may continue to be so categorized irrespective of the Viscosity Index criterion (e.g., Unextracted paraffinic oils that would not meet the Viscosity Index test).
Report beginning and ending stocks, receipts and shipments of lubricant base oils. Shipments include lubricant base oils blended to produce finished lubricants as well as lubricant base oils shipped out during the month.
Asphalt
Report beginning and ending stocks, receipts and shipments of base asphalt. Shipments include any base asphalt blended to produce finished asphalt and any base asphalt that is sold or shipped out during the month. Do not report water or emulsifiers that are added to base asphalt to produce finished asphalt.
Petrochemical Feedstocks
- Report petrochemical feedstock. Exclude finished petrochemicals.
- Report deliveries of feedstock to petrochemical units within your refinery, chemical or rubber manufacturing plants as shipments.
- Report return streams of petrochemical feedstocks as a receipt and input of petrochemical feedstocks and as a production in the product category of intended use.
- Exclude natural gas liquids (NGL) or liquefied refinery gases (LRG) as petrochemical feedstock. These products are reported by component as ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, normal butane, butylene, isobutane, isobutylene, and pentanes plus.
Petroleum Coke
Report marketable petroleum coke in cubic metres. One tonne equals 0.46 cubic metres.
Report catalyst coke in fuel oil equivalent cubic metres. The conversion factor is 41.72 gigajoules per fuel oil equivalent cubic metres (higher heating value).
Still Gas
Report still gas shipped to petrochemical facilities as a shipment, less the amount of such streams returned to the producing refinery. Still gas used as a fuel at the refinery should be reported as a fuel use/loss.
Note: Report still gas in fuel oil equivalent cubic metres. The conversion factor is 41.72 gigajoules per fuel oil equivalent cubic metres (higher heating value).
Provisions Regarding Confidentiality of Information and Data Sharing
Confidentiality
Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this study for statistical and research purposes.
Data-sharing agreements
To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. Statistics Canada will only share data from this study with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.