Oilpatch

Oilpatch is a term used in reference to the petroleum industry, particularly in Alberta, Canada. It describes much of the industries involved in the extraction, transportation, refining and other related industries to the process. There are hundreds of small companies in Alberta dedicated to providing all sorts of services to this industry - from drilling to well maintenance, pipeline maintenance to seismic exploration.

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Alberta is the largest producer of conventional crude oil, synthetic crude, natural gas and gas products in the country. Two of the largest producers of petrochemicals in North America are located in central and north central Alberta. In both Red Deer and Edmonton, world class polyethylene and vinyl manufacturers produce products shipped all over the world, and Edmonton's oil refineries provide the raw materials for a large petrochemical industry to the east of Edmonton.

Alberta: Alberta is one of Canada's provinces. It celebrated 100 years as a province in 2005 on September 1st. As part of the Centennial celebration, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the province from May 23 to May 25, 2005....

Extraction: Extraction may refer to:...

Refining: Refining is the process of purification of a substance. The term is usually used of a natural resource that is almost in a usable form, but which is more useful in its pure form. For instance, most types of natural petroleum will burn straight from the ground, but it will burn poorly and quickly c...