Abstract
Domestic and export sales of gas had risen to 25,800 million cu. metres by 1986. Prices appear to have settled near $Can 1.75 MMbtu after deregulation. The pipeline system now in place allows adequate transmission to most regions of Canada and into the U.S. Deregulation has seen a marked increase in sales, sometimes in circumstances where there is fierce competition from alternative energy sources such as from electricity in Quebec. The number of shippers active in inter-provincial markets has increased. Exports to the U.S. have grown despite shrinking gas consumption. Sales in the future will be even more competitive but the prospects of expanded sales to the U.S. North East and Midwest are excellent. Prices will continue to be influenced by those for crude oil
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