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March 8
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Atlantic No.3 blows out of control
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May 14
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Alberta Landmen's Association formed with headquarters in Calgary, Willard Longshore of Stanolind Oil & Gas Company elected first president
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July 17
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Imperial Oil officially opens Edmonton refinery
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September 10
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Atlantic No.3, the most spectacular wild well in Canadian oil history, ends its wild career after blowing out of control for six months and a day
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September 24
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Canadian Gulf Oil Company completes testing at Pincher Creek No.1, a large gas-distillate well on the crest of a southern foothills structure hoped to be another Turner Valley
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October 8
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Imperial hits jackpot again with Imperial-Redwater No.1, a major new field discovered
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October 22
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Royal Dutch Shell Group of oil companies vows to end two years of "sideline sitting" in Alberta and get back into the oil game with the same vigor of 1941-46
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December 6
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Alberta commission of inquiry into natural gas reserves and consumption opens a week-long hearing in Calgary to hear opinions on allowing gas exports from the province
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