ARCTIC Norman Wells: The Oil Center of the. Northwest.Territories

• Main Authors: Robert M. Bone, Robert J Mahnic’j
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Mackenzie River; Maurice; Norman Wells; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.568.1974; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic37-1-53.pdf

ABSTRACT. In 1920, a drilling team funded by Imperial Oil discovered a petroleum deposit along the shore of the Mackenzie River north of the set-tlement of Fort Norman. This wilderness site later became the community of Norman Wells and its growth has been directly attributable to petroleum. The current expansion of production at Norman Wells is aimed at southern Canadian markets and a pipeline is being constructed from Norman Wells to existing pipelines in northern Alberta. As the focal point of this major resource expansion, the character, size, and functions of the community are changing. These changes are transforming Norman Wells into an important regional center. Key words: Norman Wells, petroleum development RÉSUMÉ. En 1920, une tquipe de forage financk par Imperial Oil dkouvrit un gisement p6troliRre le long de la c6te de h iv ib re Mackenzie au nord du village de Fort Norman. Ce site en rkgion reculte devint plus tard la communautt de Norman Wells et sa croissance a t t t directement at-tribuable au p6trole. L’augmentation actuelle dans la production 21 Norman Wells vise les marchts du sud du Canada et un pipelineest en voie de con-struction reliant Norman Wells aux pipelines actuels dans le nord de I’Alberta.,Puisque Norman Wells est le point central de cette croissance majeure en exploitation, son caractkre, sa taille et ses fonctions sont 21 ressentir des changements qui sont en train de transformerrette communautt en un cen-tre rtgional imponant. Mots clts: Norman Wells, l’exploitation du p6trole Traduit pour le journal par Maurice Guibord.