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January 20
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Alberta revenues from oil and gas set a new record in 1963 with $139 million received from land sales, rentals and royalties
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February 4
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Petroleum accounted for 56% of energy consumed in Canada in 1932, up from 47% in 1955; gas increased market share from 5% to 15%
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February 17
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Alberta Oil and Gas Conservation Board approves an increase in Trans Canada Pile Lines' (TCPL) gas export permit by 3.15 trillion cubic feet and recommends TCPL be allowed to remove 9.64 trillion cubic feet until Oct 31, 1989
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March 24
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Tundra Piplelines proposes pipeline from Edmonton to Port Churchill as an outlet for Athabasca oil sands, Great Britain and Iceland seen as potential markets
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April 13
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Alberta approves construction of the $190 million Great Canadian Oil Sands project
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April 14
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Saskatchewan oil and liquids production established record daily average of 219,909 barrels a day in January
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May 22
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Golden Anniversary of Dingman discovery well
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June 4
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Canadian Western and Northwestern Utilities oppose a TCPL request to remove more gas from Alberta, saying additional exports should be refused until 30-year need of Alberta consumers are met
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June 12
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Peter Bawden, president of Mountain Pacific Pipe Line, proposes $47 millin gas liquids pipeline from Edson to Port Moody, B.C.
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July 27
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Conservation Board announces new pro-rationing scheme, effective May 1, 1969, based on reserves and epth factors instead of economic allowance and maximum permissive rates
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July 29
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Sun Oil Company assembles land in east-central Saskatchewan and west central Manitoba in huge oil shale play, announces exploration program
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August 12
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Alberta increased proved oil reserves by a net 391.8 million barrels in 1963, the largest gain in North America
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August 17
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Net cash income from oil and gas totalled $41.4 million in 1963 the first time the Western Canadian industry broke into the black since 1947; net cash expenditures exceeded gross income in all previous years, accumulating a $1.6 billion deficit
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October 28
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Alberta Crown land sale featuring the Hondo Mitsue Lake area sets a single-sale record of $33,637,338 breaking the previous high set on May 24, 1956, during the Pembina Cardium play
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November 5
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TCPL announces plan to build a 989-mile gas pipeline from Emerson, Manitoba, through the U.S. and then back to Sarnia, Great Lakes Gas Transmission Company will operate the line
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December 29
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Saskatchewan produces its 500 millonth barrel of oil on Dec. 28, some 14 years after commerical production began
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