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of Canadian natural gas demand in 2016, up from 11.8% From 2005 to 2016, natural gas purchased by oil sands projects more than tripled, from 0.73 In contrast, total Canadian gas demand increased over the same period from 6.17 In contrast, total Canadian gas demand increased over the same period from 6.17 Bcf/d in 2016.
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