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January 9
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Trans-Prairie Pipelines responds to British Columbia's call for applications to build an oil pipeline from northeastern B.C. to refineries in Vancouver; construction begins on the 1,400-mile Alberta-California gas pipeline project
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January 18
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Ad hoc committee of Canadian Chamber of Commerce approves concept of a National Oil Policy
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February 1
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Ottawa announces National Oil Policy to increase use of Canadian oil west of the Ottawa Valley
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B.C approves an application by Westcoast Transmission for a $30 million pipeline through the interior
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February 20
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Montana Power awards Majestic Contractors a contract for a 56-mile pipeline from Carway, Alberta, to Cutbank Montana
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March 21
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Shell celebratesits 50th anniversary
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June 6
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Federal Order in Council abolishes a requirement that Crown reserves must be offered on a cash bonus basis with rights goingto the highest bidder and introduces special Canadianization provisions
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June 26
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Alberta Oil and Gas Conservation Board approves two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) lines and two projects but shelves two others
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July 28
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Western Canada largest gas plant opens at Rimbey
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August 9
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Union Oil of California froms a Canadian subsidiary to comply with federal Canadianizaition requirements
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August 11
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Shell Oil Co. of Canada applies for 11.5 million acres off Vancouver Island and in the Queen Charlotte Islands, the first time Shell engages in offshore activity in Canada
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September 27
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Alberta and Southern takes delivery of its first gas in Alberta for purging and testing the newly-completed AGT Foothills system from Rimbey
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October 4
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce asks Ottawa to establish a depletion allowance at 25% of gross production income similar to American allowances
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November 3
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Imperial becomes the first oil compnay to announce purchases of B.C. crude for use in a Vancouver refinery
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