By 2015 Canadian bitumen upgraders were producing over  per day of synthetic crude oil, of which 75% was exported to oil refineries in the United States.
baɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn kɐnˈeɪdiən bɪtˈuːmɛn ʌpɡɹˈeɪdɚz wɜː pɹədˈuːsɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ pɜː dˈeɪ ʌv sɪnθˈɛɾɪk kɹˈuːd ˈɔɪl, ʌvwˈɪtʃ sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt wʌz ɛkspˈoːɹɾᵻd tʊ ˈɔɪl ɹᵻfˈaɪnɚɹiz ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.