CONSTRUCTION JOBS AT CANADA 2018
The Canadian petroleum industry developed in parallel with that one of the United States. The first oil well in Canada was dug by hand (rather than drilled) in 1858 by near his asphalt plant at , . At a depth of 20 metres (66 ft) he struck oil, one year before "Colonel" drilled the first oil well in the United StatesWilliams later went on to found "The Canadian Oil Company" which qualified as the world’s first . roleum resources are concentrated in the enormous (WCSB), one of the largest petroleum-containing formations in the world. It underlies 1,400,000 square kilometres (540,000 sq mi) of including most or part of four western provinces and one northern territory. Consisting of a massive wedge of up to 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) thick extending from the in the west to the in the east, it is far distant from Canada's and well as its . It is also far from . Because of its geographic...