History of the petroleum industry in Canada | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 02/01/2019

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00:02:25 1 Early origins
00:04:02 1.1 North American first
00:08:53 1.2 Canadian drillers
00:10:41 1.3 Eastern natural gas
00:13:20 2 Westward move
00:17:57 2.1 Turner Valley
00:23:20 2.2 Waste and conservation
00:31:02 2.3 Small discoveries elsewhere
00:32:19 3 Leduc
00:36:52 3.1 Geological diversity
00:41:35 4 Foreign Interest
00:42:05 5 Pipeline networks
00:44:34 5.1 Crude oil arteries
00:48:39 5.2 Gas pipelines and politics
00:53:26 5.3 Construction
01:01:24 6 See also



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The Canadian petroleum industry arose in parallel with that of the United States. Because of Canada's unique geography, geology, resources and patterns of settlement, however, it developed in different ways.  The evolution of the petroleum sector has been a key factor in the history of Canada, and helps illustrate how the country became quite distinct from her neighbour to the south.
Although the conventional oil and gas industry in western Canada is mature, the country's Arctic and offshore petroleum resources are mostly in early stages of exploration and development. Canada became a natural gas-producing giant in the late 1950s and is second, after Russia, in exports; the country also is home to the world's largest natural gas liquids extraction facilities. The industry started constructing its  vast pipeline networks in the 1950s, thus beginning to develop domestic and international markets in a big way.
Despite billions of dollars of investment, its bitumen—especially within the Athabasca oil sands—is still only a partially exploited resource. By 2025 this and other unconventional oil resources—the northern and offshore frontiers and heavy crude oil resources in the West—could place Canada in the top ranks among the world's oil producing and exporting nations. In a 2004 reassessment of global resources, the United States' EIA put Canadian oil reserves second; only Saudi Arabia has greater proved reserves. In 2014, the EIA now ranks Canada as third in World Oil Reserves at around 175 billion barrels, while Saudi Arabia is 2nd with around 268 billion barrels and Venezuela is ranked first with around 297 billion barrels of reserves.Many stories surrounding the petroleum industry's early development are colourful. The gathering oilpatch involved rugged adventurers, the occasional fraud, important innovations and, in the end, world-class success. Canadian petroleum production is now a vital part of the national economy and an essential element of world supply. Canada has become an energy giant.