Alberta and Saskatchewan have often stood side by side on the topic of energy. But lately the two petro-powered provinces have found themselves increasingly drifting apart on a number of issues including royalties and pipelines. Here is a look at the oil and gas industries of both provinces:
Alberta:
— 77.4 per cent of Canada’s oil production.
— 5,478 oil and gas wells completed last year. Completed wells are those ready for production.
— Alberta had conventional production of 590,000 barrels of conventional oil per day and 2.3 million barrels a day of oilsands crude last year.
Saskatchewan:
— 13.8 per cent of Canada’s oil production.
— 3,645 oil wells drilled last year. A drilled well is when the hole is in the ground, but the well is not yet ready to produce oil and gas.
— Saskatchewan produced about 514,000 barrels a day of crude last year.
(Sources: The National, Energy Board, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Alberta Energy, Saskatchewan government)