Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a Canadian Prairie province, located between Alberta and Manitoba.
The largest city is Saskatoon. The second largest city and provincial capital is Regina.
Resources
Saskatchewan is a major agricultural producer. It is also the world's largest exporter of potash, a vital ingredient in fertilizer, via the state-owned Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan.
Like its neighbour to the west, Alberta, Saskatchewan has an oil and gas industry, though on a smaller scale. The province has its own oil sands deposits, though unlike Alberta's booming Athabasca Oil Sands, Saskatechewan's deposits are located deeper and therefore cannot be surface-mined. The province's oil sands are part of the vast Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, stretching from British Columnia to Manitoba, as well as parts of Montana and North Dakota. [1]
Saskatchewan's first commercial crude oil discovery was made in 1944. It produces approximately 17 percent of total Canadian oil production. Crude oil production in 2006 was a record 24.84 million cubic metres (156.3 million barrels). Remaining recoverable reserves at December 31, 2005 were estimated to be approximately 187 million cubic metres (1.18 billion barrels).[2]
Saskatchewan produces most of its petroleum from four major regions: Lloydminster, Kindersley-Kerrobert, Swift Current, and Weyburn-Estevan. [3]
References
- ↑ Oil Sands in Saskatchewan (PDF). Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ↑ Fact Sheet: Oil in Saskatchewan (PDF). Government of Saskatchewan Web site. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ↑ Oil and Gas Industry (HTML). Government of Saskatchewan Web site. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.