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The Geology of British Oilfields 2. The Geology of the Oilfields and some Prospective Oil Areas in Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

G. S. Hume
G. S. Hume
Affiliation:
Geological Survey of Canada
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Petroleum is produced in Canada in New Brunswick, Ontario, North-West Territories, and in Alberta. Recently a new oilfield has been opened up on the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary at Lloydminster. Prospecting at the present time is also being undertaken in Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec and in the Peace River Block of British Columbia.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 78 , Issue 1 , February 1941 , pp. 1 - 36
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1941

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