Alberta’s July Oil Production Hit Record High, Marking 9th Year of Growth

A truck works near the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near Fort McMurray, Alberta, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Alberta’s crude oil production reached a historic high in July, marking the highest level ever recorded for the month of July and continuing a nine-year trend of annual increases, according to ATB Financial.

Total oil production reached 4 million barrels per day in July, the Crown corporation reported on Sept. 3. This marks a doubling of Alberta’s production over the past 14 years, from 2 million barrels per day in 2010.