The question is can alberta bring costs down fast enough to. There are a vast number of oil field job opportunities. Under pressure in the alberta oil patch the globe and mail. Fort mcmurray fort mcmurray is the largest community in the athabasca oil sands in alberta, canada. Known as the fourseasons playground, this large province, nestled in western canada, is steeped in history focused on the great outdoors prior to the arrival in alberta of explorers from europe, the plain indians blackfoot, blood and peigans and the cree and the chipewyan hunted, trapped and fished in the parkland and forest areas of the alberta. After several years of low oil and gas prices, the only business growing in albertas oil patch is the decommissioning of old oil wells.
Jun 07, 2016 tough times in the oil and gas industry are being blamed for smaller crowds on the first day of the show, an annual event in calgary considered a bellwether for the energy business. Regions are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2 and eventually up to level 3 regions. Also related items and news stories pertaining to the oil patch. Presents the locations of oil sands projects and upgraders in the province and indicates their current status operating, construction, approved, application, or announced. The oil sands information portal is a searchable data repository, providing maps, reports, graphs, tables and downloads of current and historical trends and details. After this its just a matter of following the directions to your destinations. Wellsite navigation, oil and gas facilities, drilling activity, and much more. Official mapquest maps, driving directions, live traffic. This page provides a complete overview of alberta, canada region maps. Find directions between facilities using pipelines. Maps and shapefiles used during regional planning and decisionmaking are collected from a variety of government sources such as the government of alberta s oil sands information portal or state of the environment and partners many of which are identified on this site as interactive spatial tools.
Albertas leased oil sands area map february 2017 more information download. Petroleum production in canada is a major industry which is important to the economy of north america. Alberta oil patch ready to restart production rci english. For this reason, diesel mechanic jobs are in high demand. Buy patchmap by skybase mapping gps maps, lsd grid, wmus. Albertas leased oil sands area map september 2017 more information download. Search for wellsites by bottomholeercb wellname and route to the surface location. Oil patch cities in alberta are you thinking about moving to alberta to work in the oil industry but have no idea which city would make a great home. Serving the canadian oil patch since 1951, aot was purchased by dover corporation in 1962. Prior to the arrival in alberta of explorers from europe, the plain indians blackfoot, blood and peigans and the cree and the chipewyan hunted, trapped and fished in the parkland and. Alberta environment and parks oil sands information portal. Over the past 50 years, we have significantly expanded our manufacturing capacity and capabilities to meet the needs of a growing oilfield market.
These maps contain the most accurate, current and complete road data set including oil and gas lease roads. Pipelines are a critical part of canadas oil and natural gas. More fields were discovered in the following years and by 1991, alberta was producing 81% of canadas crude oil. Still, the rise in business is somewhat limited and is just enough to help keep some small oilfield. Easily add multiple stops, live traffic, road conditions, or satellite to your route. How to make lots of money driving truck in the oil fields of canadas north duration. Indeed, much of the canadian oil patch was built to prosper with u.
Please use the information accordingly and respect the copyright and disclaimer notice. Albertas leased oil sands area map open government. See local traffic, road conditions, suggested routes, estimated travel times and all the information you need to get to your destination in alberta. Lookup pipeline approvals, construction notifications, facility approvals, and gas processing plant flows. Canada map is your free source of driving directions route planner, and. Separate maps are included for each of the athabasca, cold lake, and peace river regions. The oil exploration led to the discovery of large reserves of natural gas and pipelines were constructed to carry the gas east to ontario and quebec, and south to california those discoveries led to the creation of jobs in the construction, petrochemical and. Additional information includes township grid, truck stops, rest areas, height restrictions, backroad km posts, winter roads, gas plants, water bodies, native reserves and parks and protected areas. Adjust the date inputs at the top to select a specific timerange. Albertas oil sands projects and upgraders map open. Unlike most oil and gas producing jurisdictions, alberta also doesnt impose cleanup deadlines on oil and gas companies.
Cross reference facility locations with pipeline locations, and other pipeline locations with each other. Old oil wells a growing business in albertas oil patch. Driving directions and travel map of alberta in canada. Canada has the third largest oil reserves in the world and is the worlds fourth largest oil producer and fourth largest oil exporter. It lost its city status in 1995 when it merged with a large rural area to form the regional municipality of wood buffalo and its fortunes have risen and fallen in lockstep with the price of alberta crude oil. This map shows cities, towns, rivers, lakes, transcanada highway, major highways, secondary roads, winter roads, railways and national parks in alberta. Crane operator an offshore crane operator performs job duties while on a drilling. Diesel mechanic oil rigs use many large diesel engines to operate their drills, and often employ one or more fulltime mechanics. Alberta energy a ministry of the government of alberta provides an interactive map with basic information on oil sand regions and oil and gas more broadly in alberta. Trying to find lsds and navigating to them in bc, alberta, saskatchewan and manitoba. Patchmap is the perfect tool for anyone navigating with a garmin gps in the manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta or bc oilfield. Saskatchewan map detailed map of saskatchewan canada.
The detailed saskatchewan map on this page shows major roads, railroads, and population centers, including the saskatchewan capital city of regina, as well as lakes, rivers, and national parks. To see a location map, please select one of the links below. The pipeline currently delivers oil from edmonton, alberta to superior. Jun 05, 2017 indeed, much of the canadian oil patch was built to prosper with u. Alberta oil careers brings you the guide to oil patch cities in alberta which will help you find a new place to call home. The focus is on the effects of oil sands development on the regions air, water, land, climate change and biodiversitywildlife. Alberta s destiny was changed forever with the discovery of oil. Alberta oil tool apergy artificial lift technologies. An area in which a gas or an oil field has been established. Cleaning up old wells is the only growing business right now in the oilpatch in western canada.
Browse the most comprehensive and uptodate online directory of administrative regions in canada. This page shows the location of alberta, canada on a detailed road map. Mapquest driving directions official mapquest maps. An area in which a spacing unit order or other approval has been issued. The biggest shotinthefoot to alberta happened when bc decided to replace clark with horgan, and then forced horgan to prop up his government with the support of the green party. Tough times in albertas oilpatch reflected at global. This map delineates the total oil sands area in the province of alberta, the area that is surface mineable, and the areas that are currently under lease.
Alberta alberta is canada s fourth largest province by both size and population, and the second farthest west. Developed in alberta for the alberta oil patch and neighbouring provinces. Gps maps for canadas oilfield patchmap overview youtube. This application uses licensed geocortex essentials technology for the esri arcgis platform. Jul 26, 20 patchmap is the most complete set of garmin gps oilfield locations and road information available. Alberta history known as the fourseasons playground, this large province, nestled in western canada, is steeped in history focused on the great outdoors. Alberta oil tool aot is canadas leading manufacturer of specialty drive rods, sucker rods and accessories.
Red depicts areas with tar sands extraction permits and leases. Oil patch impact a burned out truck is shown in the beacon hill neighbourhood during a media tour of the firedamaged city of fort mcmurray, alta. Because of bcs rights under our federal system, that gives them a strong ability to stymie any pipelines going to the west coastwhich is what voters on vancouver. Former alberta oilpatch workers hesitant to return. Alberta, canada on a large wall map of north america if you are interested in alberta and the geography of canada, our large laminated map of north america might be just what you need. All stats and data below the map will adjust based on all the criteria selected above the map. Alberta oil sands information portal macodrum library. This month we are highlighting the following three. The default map view shows local businesses and driving.
Former alberta oilpatch workers hesitant to return as activity picks up drilling and service companies are struggling to find qualified workers for a busier than expected oilpatch right now. For field work convert lsd locations in alberta into a latlong coordinates input to any gps mapping. A zoomable online map of alberta province interactive map of alberta. Interactive petroleum, natural gas and oil sands map. It is a large political map of north america that also shows many of the continents physical features in color and shaded relief. Large detailed map of alberta with cities and towns. Oiltrax and oiltrax topo lsd location finder gps mapping for. Google map of canadas tar sands operations canada petro state. This free internet viewer allows the user to view and query soil information in agrasid agricultural region of alberta soil inventory database. Alberta oilpatch cleanup would provide decades of employment. The first oil field was at turner valley, south of calgary where large supplies were discovered.
Jobs, jobs, jobs, especially in albertas oil industry. Oil patch to lose billions this year, but recovery awaits in 2016 oil and gas producers are expected to dive into the red this year, but begin crawling back to profitability in 2016 as cost. Areas in red are existing tar sands extraction projects. From simple outline maps to detailed map of alberta. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. The detailed alberta map on this page shows the provinces major roads, railroads, and population centers, including the alberta capital city of edmonton, as well as lakes, rivers, and national parks.
Petroleum maps athabasca oil sands university of alberta. Official mapquest website, find driving directions, maps, live traffic updates and road conditions. It stretches from british columbia at the rocky mountains in the west, to saskatchewan in the east and from the northwest territories in. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of alberta. Alberta s leased oil sands area map september 2017 more information download. Position your mouse over the map and use your mousewheel to zoom in or out. Not only will this program search for lsds, patchmap will also search operator name or type of. Choose from a wide range of region map types and styles. In the event of a discrepancy between rates displayed on and our partners website, rates displayed on the partners website shall prevail.
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