The Canadian petroleum industry includes hundreds of firms engaged in various aspects of oil extraction and use. They include exploration and development of crude oil resources, crude oil production, transportation by pipeline or tanker, refining, distribution, and marketing. Under Energy in Canada 2000 Online, click Go online. Scroll to Chapter 3, and click on Crude Oil and Petroleum Products. (
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/ener2000/online/html/toc_e.htm
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The U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, has briefs on the energy situation in “countries of interest” around the world. Click on an area on the map or on a country from the drop-down list to learn about governmental stability and the energy situation in each country. (
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/
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Canada’s oil and gas resources north of 60 degrees latitude are managed by the Northern Oil and Gas Directorate of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. This site has lots of facts about oil and gas in Canada’s north. Don’t miss the maps and the links to other related sites. (
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/oil/index_e.html
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The Frontier Lands Management Division of Natural Resources Canada oversees resource development of oil and gas. Their web site presents information about the exploration for oil and gas in Canada. (
http://www2.nrcan.gc.ca/es/erb/prb/english/View.asp?x=2
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