CANADA OIL EXPORTS RISE 20 PCT IN 1986 Canadian oil exports rose 20 pct in 1986 over the previous year to 33.96 mln cubic meters, while oil imports soared 25.2 pct to 20.58 mln cubic meters, Statistics Canada said. Production, meanwhile, was unchanged from the previous year at 91.09 mln cubic feet. Natural gas exports plunged 19.4 pct to 21.09 billion cubic meters, while Canadian sales slipped 4.1 pct to 48.09 billion cubic meters. The federal agency said that in December oil production fell 4.0 pct to 7.73 mln cubic meters, while exports rose 5.2 pct to 2.84 mln cubic meters and imports rose 12.3 pct to 2.1 mln cubic meters. Natural gas exports fell 16.3 pct in the month 2.51 billion cubic meters and Canadian sales eased 10.2 pct to 5.25 billion cubic meters.