The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transportation, and marketing of petroleum products. The largest volume prod
Oil Field in Baku, Azerbaijan, 1926
Natural oil spring in Korňa, Slovakia
The Canadian petroleum industry arose in parallel with that of the United States. Because of Canada's unique geography, geology, resources and patterns of settlement, however, it developed in differen
James Miller Williams in 1873 (Library and Archives Canada)
George M. Dawson in May 1885. (National Archives of Canada)
Strikers from unemployment relief camps climbing on boxcars to protest social conditions through the On-to-Ottawa Trek, 1935
Leduc #1 well; released under GNU Free Documentation License.