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January 21
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Dominion government grants the United States exclusive wartime oil exploration rights to 175,000 square miles in the Canadian north
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February 11
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First Fort Norman oil shipment to Whitehorse begins as Whitehorse pipeline nears completion
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February 18
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CANOL (Whitehorse) pipeline completed, Fort Norman oil enroute to Alaskan highway
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March 3
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Alberta introduces Natural Gas Utilities Act to end waste of natural gas during oil production
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April 14
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Gulf Research and Development Corporation obtains rights to 71,220 acres in the Southern Alberta foothills belt
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May 12
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Canada signs a new deal with the U.S. on oil development in the northwest: Canada obtains a one-third interest in the Fort Norman oilfield while America halts exploration in the Northwest Territories and retains the right to purchase shares of production or reserves
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May 26
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Officials expect McMurray tar sands extraction pant to begin operating June 1
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June 23
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Industry rejects Alberta government's new royalty bonus plan for land rights
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July 14
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DOB headline read "Duke of Windsor seeks oil at Pekiska" - explorers search for oil under the Duke's famed E.P. Ranch southwest of Calgary
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July 21
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Industry rejects Alberta government's new royalty bonus plan for land rights
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August 11
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Oil strike reported as Innisfree
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September 1
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Phillips Petroleum enters Alberta with its first well at Sullivan Creek
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September 15
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California-Standard Princess CPR No. 6 strikes oil and gas - the first major Plains well in Western Canada with commercial production from the Devonian Dolomite
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October 13
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Princess strike triggers million-acre lease play
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October 27
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4.5 million acres under reserve as the search for oil in the Maritimes gets underway
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November 10
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Lloydminster Oil Producers' No.1 discovery proves area near Lloydminister
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December 15
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Shell Oil's Jumping Pound 4-24-J discovery prompts dreams of a new Turner Valley - a three hour open flow test produces 20 million cubic feet of "wet" gas per day and several hundred barrels of distillate and crude oil
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