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All sectors of our local economy are influenced by
the heavy oil
industry.
Those directly employed in the heavy oil industry require services for
their businesses, but they also require services in their personal lives.
So, whether it's supplying oilfield equipment or coffee and doughnuts or
teaching students at a local school, chances are that a goodly number of your customers
are there because of heavy oil.
Lloydminster Labour Force - 12,536
Heavy Oil Industry Employed - full time - 2,633
Heavy Oil Industry Employed - part time - 1,277
Heavy OIl Industry Wages, Salaries and Benefits - $74,469,182
Total Lloydminster Wages, Salaries and Benefits - $253,177,715
From this we see that the Heavy Oil Industry accounts for approximately
29.4% of the total local economic activity
- based mostly on 1996 Canada Census returns, reconciled with some information provided
by LEDA (Lloydminster Economic Development Authority)
The Petroleum Consumer
This person uses an average of 26.9
barrels of oil in the form of petroleum by-products every year.
This person will spend an average of $2873 on end products
that derive from petroleum every year.
This person will purchase about 2135 liters of gasoline,
motor oil, anti-freeze and other automotive fluids every year
Open this door to see whose life is tied so closely to petroleum and
its many by-products
The roads we travel on are made of it, the vehicles we use are powered and
lubricated by it, the homes we live in are full of products that depend on it. If
you want to farm without it, you'll have to hitch up old Dobbin the horse. If you want to
be a kid without it, you'll have to dump all those plastic toys, many of your clothes, and
even your computer.
Yes, in almost every part of our lives we use and depend on products that
derive from petroleum. And, the Heavy Oil produced in this Lloydminster region is an
increasingly important part of that petroleum industry. That's why we're proud to
tell you the story of our unique, innovative and important industry and salute the people
who make it all possible - including you! |
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