Norman Wells: The Oil Center of the Northwest Territories
In 1920, a drilling team funded by Imperial Oil discovered a petroleum deposit along the shore of the Mackenzie River north of the settlement of Fort Norman. This wilderness site later became the community of Norman Wells and its growth has been directly attributable to petroleum. The current expans...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/65215 2023-05-15T14:19:15+02:00 Norman Wells: The Oil Center of the Northwest Territories Bone, Robert M. Mahnic, Robert J. 1984-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65215 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65215/49129 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65215 ARCTIC; Vol. 37 No. 1 (1984): March: 1–90; 53-60 1923-1245 0004-0843 Economic conditions History Mineral industries Norman Wells Oilfield Expansion and Pipeline Project Petroleum industry Petroleum pipelines Socio-economic effects Towns Norman Wells N.W.T info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1984 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:22:19Z In 1920, a drilling team funded by Imperial Oil discovered a petroleum deposit along the shore of the Mackenzie River north of the settlement 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 Mots clés: Norman Wells, l'expoitation du pétrole Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Mackenzie river Northwest Territories University of Calgary Journal Hosting Mackenzie River Norman Wells ENVELOPE(-126.833,-126.833,65.282,65.282) Northwest Territories ARCTIC 37 1 |
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In 1920, a drilling team funded by Imperial Oil discovered a petroleum deposit along the shore of the Mackenzie River north of the settlement 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 Mots clés: Norman Wells, l'expoitation du pétrole |
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Norman Wells: The Oil Center of the Northwest Territories |
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