Michael Belenkie, Advantage Energy CEO, poses for a photo at his office building in Calgary on Friday, April 23, 2021. Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia file

Alberta natural gas production fell during the third quarter when prices tanked, but as the snow begins to fly in Western Canada, there are signs of recovery for the hard-hit sector.

Natural gas prices in Alberta slumped during the July-to-September period, averaging only 61 cents per thousand cubic feet. In turn, western Canadian production averaged 18 billion cubic feet (bcf) per day, down 1.5 billion bcf per day from highs seen earlier this year, according to a TD Cowen report.

Excess gas in inventory and feeble prices in Alberta that dipped into negative territory in September prompted some producers to scale back drilling, shut in out

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