Oil sands — The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada, are a very large source of bitumen, which can be upgraded to synthetic crude oil. Bituminous sands, colloquially known as oil sands or tar sands, are a type of unconventional petroleum deposit. The… … Wikipedia
List of oil fields — USGS map of countries where oil is located. An oil refinery in M … Wikipedia
Charles R. Stelck — Charles Richard Stelck, OC, FRSC (born 1917) is an award winning Canadian petroleum geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher and emeritus professor. His research has yielded many large oil and gas finds in western Canada. Stelck was born in… … Wikipedia
Winterburn Group — Stratigraphic range: Frasnian … Wikipedia
History of the petroleum industry in Canada — 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 quite different ways. The evolution of the petroleum… … Wikipedia
Energy policy of Canada — Canada is the 5th largest producer of energy in the world, producing about 6% of global energy supplies. It is the world s largest producer of natural uranium, producing one third of global supply, and is also the world s leading producer of… … Wikipedia
History of the petroleum industry in Canada (natural gas liquids) — Canada s natural gas liquids industry dates back to the discovery of wet natural gas at Turner Valley, Alberta in 1914. The gas was less important than the natural gasoline skunk gas it was called, because of its distinctive odour that early… … Wikipedia
Edmonton — This article is about the capital of Alberta. For other uses, see Edmonton (disambiguation). Edmonton City City of Edmonton … Wikipedia
Mackenzie River — Coordinates: 68°56′23″N 136°10′22″W / 68.93972°N 136.17278°W / 68.93972; 136.17278 … Wikipedia
Climate change in Canada — Map of Canada showing the increases in GHG emissions by province/territory in 2008, compared to the 1990 base year. 50%+ increase … Wikipedia