Market Snapshot: 300th Special Edition – Explore over 5 years’ worth of Snapshots by topic
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Release date: 2020-09-02
Today, the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) reaches a milestone with the release of our 300th Market Snapshot. These weekly publications are a cornerstone of the energy information we provide to Canadians. Energy Information, alongside Energy Adjudication, Safety and Environment Oversight, and Engagement, is 1 of the CER’s 4 core responsibilities.
In its weekly Snapshots, the CER’s market and supply analysts explore topical energy trends relevant to Canadians. Since October 2014, Snapshots have been growing in popularity, with web traffic increasing at an average annualized rate of 4% every year. Some snapshots are vastly more viewed than others. Here are the top 10 most popular Market Snapshots of all time and their respective page views:
| Title | Publish Date | Page views |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Crude Oil Imports Decline | 13 November 2014 | 22 537 |
| Canadian crude oil imports from the U.S. decline in 2016, overseas imports increase | 21 February 2017 | 12 338 |
| Imports of crude oil continue to decrease in 2018 | 20 March 2019 | 8 809 |
| Which cities have the highest solar potential in Canada? | 20 June 2018 | 8 613 |
| What is Pipeline Apportionment? | 15 August 2018 | 5 663 |
| Pumped-storage hydro – the largest form of energy storage in Canada and a growing contributor to grid reliability | 19 October 2016 | 5 280 |
| The Duvernay Shale in Alberta has significant potential for oil and natural gas | 26 September 2017 | 5 187 |
| Canadian carbon capture and storage projects will soon sequester up to 6.4 million tonnes of CO2 per year | 7 September 2016 | 5 011 |
| Where does Canada store natural gas? | 23 May 2018 | 4 866 |
| Where does Canada’s crude oil and natural gas go? | 10 November 2016 | 4 787 |
As a provider of independent, fact-based analysis, the CER also tries to cover unique topics of interest that may not appear in other energy information sources and topics that may be of recent interest, such as the effects of COVID-19 on Canada’s energy markets. Check out the dashboard below to browse through the commodities and topics we have covered in the last 300 Snapshots:
Figure 1. Word cloud of topics and commodity categories in CER Market Snapshots
Source and Description
Source: CER
Description: The dashboard shows a word cloud of Market Snapshot topics and commodity categories. Of the past 299 snapshots, 181 fall into the hydrocarbon category, covering topics such as crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids, and refined petroleum products. 46 fall into the hydrocarbon and electricity/renewable category, covering topics at the intersection of fossil fuels and renewable energy. 71 fall into the renewable energy category, covering topics such as wind, solar, and biomass energy sources.
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