Alberta’s crude oil output in November 2025 rose to a record of 4.40 MMb/d (height of stacked columns in dashed rectangle in chart below), a gain of 0.26 MMb/d over October and 0.20 MMb/d greater than a year ago according to data released by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). The monthly increase was driven by a gain of 0.12 MMb/d in synthetic crude oil (red columns) to a record 1.48 MMb/d and a 0.11 MMb/d increase in non-upgraded bitumen (green columns) to 2.24 MMb/d. Small gains were recorded for other production categories with the output of light conventional crude reaching 0.41 MMb/d, its highest level since March 2015. The conclusion of turnarounds at various oil sands production and upgrading sites in October, as well as the start up of expansions, led to the November production record.
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