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====Petroleum====

====Petroleum====

Saskatchewan has a growing [[oil]] and [[gas]] industry, though on a smaller scale than [[Alberta]], and has pipelines carrying Albertan oil east. The main deposits are part of the vast "Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin", stretching from [[British Columbia]] to [[Manitoba]], as well as parts of [[Montana]] and [[North Dakota]]. <ref>See [http://www.eboardoftrade.com/files/Miscellaneous/Oil_Sands_in_Sask.pdf  "Oil Sands in Saskatchewan" (2006)</ref>

Saskatchewan produces 20% of Canada's oil, second only to Alberta. The main deposits are part of the vast "Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin", stretching from [[British Columbia]] to [[Manitoba]], as well as parts of [[Montana]] and [[North Dakota]]. <ref>See [http://www.eboardoftrade.com/files/Miscellaneous/Oil_Sands_in_Sask.pdf  "Oil Sands in Saskatchewan" (2006)</ref>

The first commercial oil was discovered in 1944. The province produces 17% 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 187 million cubic metres (1.18 billion barrels).<ref>See [http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=5871,5775,2936,Documents&MediaID=18882&Filename=crude.pdf "Fact Sheet: Oil in Saskatchewan" (2006)</ref> Production is centered in four regions: Lloydminster, Kindersley-Kerrobert, Swift Current, and Weyburn-Estevan.<ref>See [http://www.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=4a57f37e-88de-4da5-b6a8-411793a739d5 "Oil and Gas Industry"</ref>

The first commercial oil was discovered in 1944. The province produces 17% 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 187 million cubic metres (1.18 billion barrels).<ref>See [http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=5871,5775,2936,Documents&MediaID=18882&Filename=crude.pdf "Fact Sheet: Oil in Saskatchewan" (2006)</ref> Production is centered in four regions: Lloydminster, Kindersley-Kerrobert, Swift Current, and Weyburn-Estevan.<ref>See [http://www.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=4a57f37e-88de-4da5-b6a8-411793a739d5 "Oil and Gas Industry"</ref> Most of the oil moves by pipeline to the U.S. and Ontario.

Undeveloped oil sands are located near [[Churchill Lake]]. Unlike Alberta's booming Athabasca Oil Sands, Saskatechewan's deposits are located deeper and cannot be surface-mined.<ref>See [http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/news/ntn53965.htm "Oil in Saskatchewan"</ref>

Undeveloped oil sands are located near [[Churchill Lake]]. Unlike Alberta's booming Athabasca Oil Sands, Saskatechewan's deposits are located deeper and cannot be surface-mined.<ref>See [http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/news/ntn53965.htm "Oil in Saskatchewan"</ref>