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Note - "struck off" or "struck from the corporate register" means the company went out of business, rather than being merged with another firm.

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A B C Oil Company Limited - circa 1923

The Financial Post Survey of Oils has no information on this company, incorporated in BC.

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Aberdeen Oils Ltd. - ?-1959

An Aberdeen Oils Ltd. certificate was found which was issued in July 1950. Aberdeen Oils was struck from the Alberta Corporate Register on December 31, 1959.

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Acme Oil Company Limited - 1914-1921

Acme Oil appears to be among the hundreds of small firms that were established in Alberta’s first oil boom in Turner Valley in 1914. Only a very few wells were ever drilled before the war intervened. Acme was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and struck from the register in 1921.

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Acroll Oil & Gas Ltd. - 1979

The name of Acroll Oil & Gas was changed to Acroll Petroleums December 1977. It amalgamated with Trans-Canada Resources Ltd. under the latter name.

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Aero Energy Ltd. - 1979-1986

Aero Energy Ltd. was incorporated in British Columbia in 1979. Cease Trade Orders were issued by both The Saskatchewan and Quebec Securities Commissions in October of 1983 when it was placed into receivership. On May 16, 1986 it was "Struck off register. Nothing left for shareholders."

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Aerolite Oil Corporation Limited - circa 1929

Aerolite was incorporated under the laws of the Dominion of Canada. In The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils 1937 edition, Aerolite is shown as “Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company.”

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Akamina Valley Oil Co. Ltd. - 1927-?

The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils - 1937 shows that Akamina was still in business then. It was federally incorporated in 1927, and had its head office in Vancouver. We have not found what happened after 1937.

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Aladdin Oil
Aladdin Gas & Oil Co. Ltd. - circa 1930

The Financial Post Survey of Oils for 1937, shows Aladdin Gas & Oil Co. Ltd. with a head office in Regina, Saskatchewan. They had acreage at the Bengough field, in southern Saskatchewan. They drilled a well to about 3,000 ft. at Pilot Butte, Sask., but abandoned it.

There are also listings in the Dead and Dormant Companies for:

• Aladdin Oil Company Ltd.
• Aladdin Oils Ltd.

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Albedena  Oils Limited - circa 1952

Our inquirer found out from a stock broker that Albedena was bought out by Nitrocell then Magnum then Enertech who dissolved in 1997.

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Alberta Associated Oil Fields, Limited - 1913-1946

According the Alberta Companies List Alberta Associated Oilfields was incorporated in Alberta in 1913 and struck from the register in 1946.  The Financial Post Survey of Oils in the mid-1930s indicated they were inactive and dormant.

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Alberta Energy Company - 1973-2002

Alberta Energy was formed as a public company by the Alberta government in 1973. It purchased PanCanadian Petroleum in 2002 and the company is now called EnCana.

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Alberta Exploration Company Limited - 1984-2002

Alberta Exploration Company Limited was incorporated in 1984 under the laws of Alberta. In the Alberta Gazette of June 15, 2002 the Alberta Exploration Company Limited is shown in a list under the heading “Corporations Liable for Dissolution/ Strike Off/ Cancellation of Registration."

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Alberta Keystone Petroleum Limited - 1930-1933

Alberta Keystone had a very short life.  It was incorporated in Alberta in 1930 and was dissolved in 1933.

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Alberta Oil Leaseholds - 1949-1957

According to the Alberta Corporate Registry, Alberta Oil Leaseholds was incorporated in Alberta in 1949, headquartered in Toronto and struck from the register in 1957.  It has a small interest in 4 wells at Leduc, 3 wells at Lloydminster and 1 well at Whitemud.

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Albertan Oil Refinery, Limited - 1939?

We could find no record of this company in the Financial Post Survey of Oils, the Canadian Oil and Gas Directory or the Alberta Companies List.

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Alberta Pacific Consolidated - 1914-1965

Alberta Pacific Consolidated was incorporated in 1914 and survived until 1965 when it was taken over by Canadian Industrial Gas and Oil which later folded into Norcen.  Some of the remnants of Norcen were now held by Anadarko. Anadarko sold its Canadian assets to Canadian Natural Resources Limited in 2006.

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Alberta Paraffin Oils, Limited - 1914

The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils 1937 edition shows Alberta Paraffin Oils as "Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company."

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Alberta Petroleum Limited - 1914-1924

Alberta Petroleum Limited was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and it was wound up in 1924 when it became part of Alberta Petroleum Consolidated Company. The latter was liquidated in 1929.

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Alberta Petroleums Lease Syndicate - circa 1930

The 1929 and 1937 issues of the Financial Post Survey of Oils have no listing for this firm.

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Alberta Petroleum Consolidated Limited - 1914-1929

Alberta Petroleum Consolidated Limited was incorporated in Alberta in 1914, but did very little and was liquidated in 1929.

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Alberta Refineries Limited - 1925

There is no reference to this firm in standard sources such as the Financial Post Survey of Oils and Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies.

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Alberta Southern Oils Limited - circa 1940 BC corp. and circa 1921

The BC corporation called Alberta Southern Oils was still in existence in 1947 according to the Financial Post Survey of Oils. It looks like they drilled a well in 1940 - see this page. No further information was found in our resources. The BC Corporate Registrar may have more information.

There was an earlier company called Alberta Southern Oil Co., Ltd. which was "Acquired in 1921 by Southern Alberta Oils, Ltd., which was taken over by Dalhousie Oil Co Ltd." according to the Financial Post Survey of Oils.

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Alberta Superior Oils Ltd. - circa 1929

The 1937 edition of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows this company was a Dominion Incorporation in 1929. It was inactive. It was a merger of Edmonton Syndicate, Spa Oils Ltd., Bell Syndicate No.2, Aladdin Oils Ltd., and other acreage. No.1 well in LSD 5-21-19-2 W5 abandoned.

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Aldina-Leduc Oil Company Limited - circa 1952

Aldina-Leduc was incorporated in Alberta and 10 shares were exchangeable for 1 share of Norsul Oil and Mining Limited.

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Alliance Oils Limited - date unknown
Alliance Oil Company Ltd. - 1914 -1930

In the 1957 Financial Post Survey of Oils shows both Alliance companies as dead. Alliance Oil Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and struck from the register in 1930.

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Altamont Oil Company Limited - circa 1930

According to the 1937 Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils Altamont Oil Co., Ltd. is shown in the list of "Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies."

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Altoba Syndicate - circa 1920s

According to the 1929 Financial Post Survey of Oils Baymar Oils Limited took over the assets of the Altoba Syndicate in 1929.

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Amalgamated Oils Limited - 1941-1960

According the list of firms incorporated in Alberta Amalgamated Oils (head office in Calgary) was established in 1941 and struck from the register in 1960. However the assets were sold to Western Decalta Petroleum Ltd. in 1955.  This firm was acquired in 1976 by Wesdec Petroleum, a subsidiary of Loram Company Ltd.  Loram was part of the Mannix family empire and the current holding company name is Coril – perhaps they can provide information.

http://www.coril.com/about-coril-holdings/legacy-mannix-family/

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Amalta Oils & Minerals Limited - 1952-1981

According to the Financial Post Survey of Oils and Predecessor & Defunct Companies Amalta Oils & Minerals was incorporated in Alberta in 1952.  It changed its name to Paracorp Limited in November 1981 and was struck from the companies register on July 1, 1992.

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Amberhill Petroleums Limited - 1980-1989

Amberhill Petroleum was incorporated in British Columbia in 1980. It was dissolved on September 29, 1989 according to the FP survey Predecessor and Defunct companies.

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American Leduc Petroleum Company - 1947 to 2003

The 2002/2003 Oil Register shows that American Leduc was incorporated in 1947 in Alberta and by 2002 had 7 employees based in Calgary. Veteran Resources Inc. acquired American Leduc Petroleums Limited in October 2003.

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American Petroleum Industries Canada Limited - circa 1953

According to the Financial Posts's FPSurvey of Predeccessor and Defunct companies, American Petroleum Industries Canada Limited was struck off the Alberta Corporate Registry, meaning it is defunct.

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Amerimac Petroleums Ltd. - circa 1952-1953

No information was found in our usual sources, so the trace left by Amerimac Petroleums is pretty faint. The certificate owner thought the company was possibly issuing shares to cover exploration in the area of Elk Point, Alberta, but this could not be confirmed.

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Amoco - 1889 to 1998

Amoco began in 1889 as Standard Oil of Indiana, John D. Rockefeller's company. By 1912 it was known as Amoco. In 1998 Amoco and BP merged. See the history of Amoco on BP's website at https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/who-we-are/our-history.html

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Anaconda Oil Company Ltd. - 1926-1952 and 1978
Anaconda Petroleum Ltd. 1957-1971

According to the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies, Anaconda Oil Company Ltd. was incorporated federally in 1926 and in Alberta in 1978. It changed its name to Canadian Anaconda Oils Ltd. in 1952;  it was succeeded by Anaconda Petroleum Ltd. in 1957, which was changed to Zebedee Oil Ltd. in 1971, then Osias Resources Canada Ltd. the same year.  In 1974 the name changed again to Troy Gold Industries Ltd.  Troy was struck off the register in 1981.

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Anadarko Canada - ?-2006

Anadarko sold its Canadian assets to Canadian Natural Resources Limited in 2006.

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Anchor Petroleums Limited - 1949-1972

Anchor Petroleums Limited was incorporated in Ontario in 1949 then had its charter cancelled in May 1972. That means it no longer exists.

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Anderson Exploration - ?-2001

Anderson Exploration was acquired by Devon Energy in 2001. There is a current company called Anderson Energy also run by J.C. Anderson who founded Anderson Exploration.

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Anglo Alberta Oils Limited - circa 1927

Neither the Financial Post Survey of Oils or the list of the incorporated companies in Alberta had any information on Anglo Alberta Oils Limited, Wainwright, Alberta.

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Anglo-Albertan Oil Refinery Limited - 1939-circa 1942

The certificate holder, Brent L., advised that the company seal shows Anglo-Albertan Oil Refinery incorporated in Canada in 1939. He also provided a newspaper article from the Winnipeg Tribune dated October 23, 1940 concerning Anglo-Albertan.  Company President Charles Gower stated they had acquired the exclusive rights for a process of extracting crude oil from the bituminous sands of northern Alberta. They also proposed construction of a 600 barrel refinery at Fort McMurray. It is unlikely these plans came to fruition. The Financial Post Survey of Oils for 1948 shows the company was "struck off Register."

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Anglo Canadian Royalties Limited - 1924
Anglo Canadian Oil Company Ltd. - circa 1914 to 1921
Anglo Canadian Oils Ltd. - 1929-1935
Anglo Canadian Oils Ltd. - circa 1939

The Financial Post Survey of Oils, Alberta Corporate index and other directories have no mention of Anglo Canadian Royalties Limited.

There was an Anglo Canadian Oil Company Ltd. which was one of the early Turner Valley companies – it went out of business in 1921.

There was also a short-lived firm Anglo Canadian Oils Ltd. which operated from 1929 to 1935 in Alberta.

Another person had a share certificate for Anglo Canadian Oils Ltd, incorporated in Manitoba, dated April 1939. According to the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies, Anglo Canadian was taken over in 1966 by British American Oil Company, which is now ConocoPhillips.

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Anglo Dutch Consolidated Oil Holdings Limited - 1930

Financial Post Survey of Oils in 1937, Anglo Dutch Consolidated was "never active".

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Anglo-Pacific Oil & Gas Ltd. - circa 1957

It is unlikely that this company is still in operation, although it shows on Alberta Energy’s Business Associate records as “nonpersonal liability”. It was involved in a complicated US court case: http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/560/94/156511/

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Anglo-Wainwright Oil and Refining Co. - pre 1929?

We weren’t able to locate this firm. According to the first Financial Post Survey of Oils in 1929 a company called Anglo-Wainwright Oils was already defunct but it was probably not the same firm.

According to the Alberta Companies list, Anglo-Wainwright Oil and Refining was not incorporated in Alberta. The company is not mentioned in the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies which covers much of the 20th century, although it omits many small firms.

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Anthony Gas & Oil Explorations Limited - circa 1956 - circa 1980

See Gas Riches Await the Gambler at:
http://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/MPL/MPL002500545pf_0282.pdf

This says that Anthony Gas was sold to Anthex Industries which went into receivership several years ago (after 1980). The company probably no longer exists, but a check at the Ontario Corporate Registry would verify that.

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Aran Oil & Gas Ltd. - 1976-1979

Aran Oil & Gas was incorporated in Alberta in 1976. According to the FP Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies, Aran Oil changed its name to Canadian Aran Petroleums Ltd. in 1979. Nothing further was found.

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Arctic Exploration and Mining - 1935-1936

Arctic Exploration and Mining was incorporated in Alberta in 1935 and struck from the register in 1936.

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Arctic Oil and Drilling Co. Ltd. - 1950-1957

Our researcher checked various issues of the Financial Post Survey of Oils from 1953 to 1957. Arctic Oil was incorporated in Saskatchewan in 1950 with headquarters at Maple Creek. They had leases in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Montana. The directors mostly seem to be related: President W. H. Palmer of Calgary, C. C. Palmer of Maple Creek, E. K. Palmer of Calgary. The 1953 survey mentions they had drilled two wells to that point and both were dry. In 1955 the headquarters had been moved to the Maclean Block in Calgary. By the 1957 survey the Financial Post indicates that they could not locate an address for the firm.

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Arrowhead Oil Company, Limited - circa 1914

In The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils - 1937 – Arrowhead shows in the list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies.

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Arrow Oil Company - 1944-1959

Arrow Oil Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1944 and struck from the register in 1959.

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Arthur Petroleums Ltd. - circa 1952

Arthur Petroleums Ltd. was incorporated in Alberta with head offices in Edmonton. It was struck from the register in 1955. Thanks to Diane D. for this information.

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Artic Oil Co.
Artic Oil Sales Ltd. - 1930-1963

Artic Oil was incorporated in Alberta in 1930. It was struck from the register in 1963.

Here's part of an advertisement from a 1938 Lacombe AB newspaper:

"Artic Oil Sales Ltd. - With headquarters in Lethbridge, are distributors of gasoline, oils and greases, known by their high quality and general efficiency. Look for the "Polar Bear" sign."
- thanks for this to Ian of the Crowsnest Heritage Initiative

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Asamera Oil Corporation, Ltd. - 1958-1988

The New British Dominion Oil Company Limited changed its name to Asamera Oil Corporation, Ltd. in 1958. Asamera was bought by Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. in 1988. Conoco acquired Gulf Canada Resources Limited in 2001.

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Associated Oil and Gas Company Limited - 1935-1958 or 1927-?

One company with this name was incorporated in Alberta in 1935 and struck from the Register of Companies in 1958.

Another firm with same name was incorporated federally in 1927 and drilled a successful well in Turner Valley in 1929. The company does not seem to have done much after the first well.  We could not find when it was dissolved, but you may be able to find out if you contact Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa.

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Athabasca Oils Limited - circa 1919

We found a share certificate and another mention of this company in the Glenbow Archives in Calgary. Also the 1937 issue of the Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows Athabaska Oils, Ltd. as "“Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company.” However, because the spelling is different, we can't be sure this is the same company. The Alberta Corporate Registry may have some information.

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Atlantic Keystone Petroleums Ltd.- early 1930s

The 1939 Financial Post Survey of Oils says that the firm had been inactive since the early 1930s.

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Baltac Oils Limited - circa 1929

Baltac Oils was incorporated in 1928 as a federal corporation. While still shown as an active company in The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils - 1937, it appears to be defunct according to fpinfomart.ca

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Banner Oils Limited - circa 1929

This Alberta company appears on the “Orphan Well Association - List of Defunct Licensees and Expenditures” so it is probable the company is defunct.

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Baymar Oils Limited - 1929

According to the 1929 Financial Post Survey of Oils the company was incorporated federally in 1929 with headquarters in Calgary to take over the assets of the Altoba Syndicate.  The next Financial Post Survey of Oils that our researcher has is 1937 where the company is listed as "wound up".

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B. C. Alberta Oils Limited - circa 1929

The 1937 Financial Post Survey of Oils says the company was “never active.”

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(The) B. C. Oil and Coal Development Company, Limited - circa 1914

The 1937 Financial Post Survey of Oils says the company was incorporated in 1910 as a Dominion of Canada corporation. "Does not answer enquiries. Held large acreage in Sage Creek district, Flathead Valley, B. C. in 1929, under sub-lease from Amalgamated Oil Co. Ltd., to which 1/8 royalbty was payable. Several wells were drilled and shut down." No further information was located. (Note - There appears to be a more recent company with the same name - circa 1998.)

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B.C. Montana Oil Wells Ltd. - circa 1923

The 1937 Financial Post Survey of Oils shows this company as “Montana Incorp. 1923” with an office in Vancouver. The 1948 and 1957 issues of The Financial Post Survey of Oils show “Bondholders foreclosed; property sold.”

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Beacon Oils, Limited - 1914-1919

Issued under Section 63 respecting mining companies of the companies ordinance. Incorporated under the laws of the Province of Alberta. Involved in Alberta oil development generated by the first Turner Valley wells of 1914, although unsuccessful. Beacon Oils was incorporated in 1914 and struck off in 1919.

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Beacon Petroleums, Limited - 1937-1968

Beacon Petroleums was incorporated in Alberta in 1937 and based in Edmonton.  It had an interest in one well in the Lloydminster field, drilled in 1947.  The company was reorganized as Beacon Placers in 1961 and eventually struck from the register of Alberta companies in 1968.

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Beaver Oils, Limited - circa 1914 and 1946?

Beaver Oils, Limited was an Alberta company with a head office in Calgary. It issued shares in 1914.

According to the 1948 Financial Post Survey of Oils, Beaver Oils Limited was "wound up, charter surrendered, stated to be dead".  There appears to be no following company although this Beaver name is used by many other corporate entities and one might have had something to do with Beaver Oils Limited.  A current issue of the Financial Post "Predecessor and Defunct" listings may have more information.

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Belmont Oil & Gas Company Limited - 1914-1921

Belmont Oil & Gas was incorporated in Alberta in 1914.  As far as we can tell, it did not drill any wells and was struck from the register of Alberta companies in 1921.

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Benton Oils Ltd. - before 1957

The 1957 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Oils shows this company as "Inactive" in its list of "Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies".

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Bethwain Oils Limited - ?-1958

Bethwain Oils Limited, which was in existence in 1951, was struck from the Alberta Corporate Register on March 15, 1958.

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Big Chief Oil Co., Ltd. - circa 1926

The 1937 edition of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows Big Chief Oil Co., Ltd. as “Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company.”

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Big Four Oil Company - 1914-1915

Big Four was incorporated in 1914 and struck from the corporate register in 1915 without drilling.

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Big Prairie Petroleum Co., Ltd. - circa 1914

The 1937 Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows Big Prairie as "Struck off register; not considered 'effective company' by government; notice is made necessary owing to legal possibility of revival."

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Bituminous Sand Extraction Co., Ltd. - circa 1932

In the 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils,  Bituminous Sand Extraction Co., Ltd. is shown in the list of Dead Dormant and Inactive Companies as “Believed to be inactive as no trace can be found of company or no information has been made available on operations.”

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Black Diamond No. 2 Limited - 1914-1918

According to an Alberta corporate registry list, this company was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and struck from the register in 1918.

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Black Diamond Oilfields, Ltd. - circa 1914

The 1937 Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows Black Diamond Oilfields as "Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company."

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Blackfoot Oil & Gas Company Limited - circa 1937 - 1948

In the 1948 edition of The Financial Post Survey of Oils, Blackfoot Oil and Gas is shown in the list of "Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies" as “Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead or out of business by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company.”

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Bond Petroleums Ltd. - 1952-1957

According to the Alberta Corporate Registry list, Bond Petroleums was incorporated in Alberta in 1952, based in Edmonton (in the Kresge Building), and struck from the register in 1957.  It owned a 1/3 interest in 2 wells at Leduc.

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Boundary Bay Oil Company - circa 1929

The Boundary Bay Oil Company of Vancouver BC is mentioned in the 1929 Financial Post Survey of Oils.  It says that the company owned lands in Fraser Valley but by 1929 it was dormant.

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Boundary Petroleums Ltd. - circa 1947

The 1957 Survey of Oils published by The Financial Post shows Boundary Petroleums Ltd. as ”Struck off register”. That means that the company was deleted from the corporate register and means the company went out of business, rather than being merged with another firm.

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Bow Valley Industries
    Bow Valley Energy Limited - 1949-1994

In 1949, Daryl “Doc” Seaman co-founded Bow Valley Industries, an international oil and gas company. He sold his company to Talisman Energy in 1994, but remained chairman of the board of directors of Bow Valley Energy Limited until his death.

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BP Canada Ltd. - 1953-1992

"In 1953, British Petroleum Company (BP) entered the Canadian market through the purchase of a minority stake in Calgary-based Triad Oil Company. ... The Canadian holding company of British Petroleum was renamed BP Canada in 1969; and in 1971, it acquired 97.8% stake of Supertest. Subsequently, Supertest was renamed to BP Canada Ltd, and other Canadian interests of British Petroleum amalgamated to the new company. ... In 1992, British Petroleum sold off its 57% stake in BP Canada Ltd to the public, and BP Canada demerged into Talisman Energy Inc."
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BP_Canada thanks to David W.

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Britalta Petroleums Ltd. - 1949-1962

According to the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies, Britalta was incorporated in British Columbia in 1949 and its assets were acquired by Wilshire Oil Company of Texas in 1962.

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Britannia Oil and Natural Gas Company, Limited - 1914-1920

The register of companies for Alberta shows this company was incorporated in 1914 and struck from the register in 1920.  Our researcher doesn't think it drilled for oil during the Turner Valley boom.

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British American Oil Company Limited - 1906-1969
British American Gas Utilities Limited

British American Oil Company Limited (BA) was incorporated in 1906. Around 1944, they incorporated a subsidiary called British American Gas Utilities Limited. In 1969 Gulf Oil Corp. of the United States bought BA, which became Gulf Oil Canada Limited.

In 1969 Gulf Oil Corp. of the United States bought BA, which became Gulf Oil Canada Limited.

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British-American Standard Oil Corporation - 1914-1919

This company appears to be among the hundreds of small firms that were established in Alberta’s first oil boom in Turner Valley in 1914. Only a very few wells were ever drilled before the war intervened. British-American was struck from the register in 1921.

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British Associated Oil Company Ltd. - ?

This company does not appear in any of the usual reference sources – the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies and the Alberta Companies list.

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British Canadian Oils, Limited - 1914-1920

Registered in Calgary, Alberta. Involved in Alberta oil development generated by the first Turner Valley wells of 1914. British Canadian drilled outside Turner Valley and was unsuccessful. Incorporated in 1914 and struck off in 1920.

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British Colonial Empire Royalties - circa 1939 and 1966

This royalty trust certificate was issued in 1966, subject to a royalty trust agreement made in 1939. The certificate holder found that "the section listed on this certificate is currently still in production, having originally began in 1939". (Thanks to B.S.) We found British Colonial associated with Montreal Trust which is now Computershare Trust Company Of Canada, Oil Royalties Dept., with an office in Calgary.

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British Dominion Oil and Development Corporation Ltd. - 1925-1950
New British Dominion Oil Company Limited - 1950-1958

British Dominion was incorporated in 1925 under the Companies Act of Canada. The company changed its corporate name to New British Dominion Oil Company Limited in 1950, and to Asamera Oil Corporation, Ltd. in 1958. Asamera was bought by Gulf Canada Resources Ltd. in 1988 and Conoco acquired Gulf Canada Resources Limited in 2001.

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British North America Oil Fields Ltd. - circa 1914

The 1937 Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows British North America Oil Fields Ltd. as "Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company."

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British Petroleums Limited - 1922-1957

British Petroleums Limited, a Vancouver firm, began drilling operations at Wainwright, Alberta, in 1922. British Petroleums Limited was a small unsuccessful company with no relationship to the company now called BP. The latter company paid this British Petroleums Limited the sum of $250,000 to change its name and acquired rights on 2,366 acres of unexplored land.  In 1957, the name British Petroleums Limited was changed to Leamac Petroleums Limited and in 1961 to Embassy Petroleums Limited. Embassy Petroleums Limited merged into Cavalier Energy Inc. in 1974. Cavalier Energy Inc. changed name in 1978 to Cavalier Energy Ltd. Cavalier Energy Ltd. privatized.

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British Trans Canada Oils Limited - 1937-1946

British Trans Canada Oils was incorporated in Alberta in 1937. In the 1946 Financial Post Survey of Oils it is listed as in liquidation.

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Brit-Leduc Oils Limited - 1947-1963

According to the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor Companies, Brit-Leduc was incorporated in Ontario in 1947 and dissolved in 1963.

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Bush Petroleum Corporation Limited - 1926 - circa 1937

Bush Petroleum was incorporated in 1926 under the laws of the Dominion of Canada. The 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows Bush Petroleum as inactive. Then in the 1948 edition of The Financial Post Survey of Oils, Bush Petroleum is on the list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies as “Believed to be inactive as no trace can be found of company or no information has been made available on operations.”

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Cactus Drilling - 1967-1997

Cactus Drilling is listed from about 1967 to 1986 in the Canadian Oil Register. Cactus was acquired by Precision Drilling in 1997.

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Calbrico Petroleums Limited - 1950-1966

Calbrico was incorporated in Alberta in 1950 and drilled a well near Edmonton.  According to the Alberta Companies list their status changed in 1966 but I have been unable to determine what happened to them from the Financial Post Survey of Oils.

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Calgary Alberta Petroleum Ltd. - circa 1914

According to The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils 1937 Calgary Alberta Petroleum Ltd. was acquired by Alberta Petroleum Consolidated, Ltd., on the basis of 1 new for 3 old shares.

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Calgary Kevin Oils Limited - 1923-1926

According to an Alberta corporate registry list, Calgary Kevin was incorporated in Alberta in 1923 and struck from the register in 1926.

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California-Alberta Oil Company - 1910-1915

According to the Alberta Companies list California-Alberta Oil Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1910 but struck from the register in 1915.  They did start a well in the Morinville area in 1910 but it was abandoned in 1913.

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Calmar West Oils Ltd. - 1948-1965

According to the Financial Post Survey of Oils, Calmar West was incorporated in Alberta in 1948.  The name was changed to Brett Oils in 1965, to Bro Resources Ltd in 1978, and to Canadian Quantum Energy Corp. in 1990.

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Calmont Oils Limited - 1928-1939

Calmont Oils Limited was located in Calgary. They drilled an unproductive well in the Turner Valley area from 1926-1930. There is a photo of this well, called Calmont #1, in the Glenbow Photo Archives, number NC-26-327. The company ended in 1939.

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Cal-West Petroleums Ltd. - ? 1970s or 1980s

An internet search for Cal-West Petroleums found nothing on this Alberta company.

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Canada Geothermal Oils Ltd. - circa 1975

According to an internet search, Canada Geothermal Oils went into receivership in the 1970s and is defunct.

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Canadian Anaconda Oils Ltd. - 1952-1957

Previously Anaconda Oil Company Ltd., it changed its name to Canadian Anaconda Oils Ltd. in 1952;  it was succeeded by Anaconda Petroleum Ltd. in 1957, which was changed to Zebedee Oil Ltd. in 1971, then Osias Resources Canada Ltd. the same year.  In 1974 the name changed again to Troy Gold Industries Ltd.  Troy was struck off the register in 1981.

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Canadian Aran Petroleums Ltd. - 1979-?

No trace was found of this Alberta company on an internet search.

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Canadian British Empire Oil Co. Ltd. - 1949-1960

The 1997 list of Alberta incorporated companies indicates that Canadian British Empire was incorporated in 1949 and struck from the register in 1960.

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Canadian Consolidated Oils, Limited - 1914-1921

Canadian Consolidated Oils was incorporated in Alberta in 1914.  Its well was not a producer and it was struck from the register of Alberta companies in 1921.

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Canadian Delhi Petroleum Ltd. - 1923-1981

Canadian Delhi Petroleum Ltd. was incorporated in 1953, then amalgamated with Canadian Delhi Oil Ltd. in 1957. In 1972 Canadian Delhi Oil Ltd.’s name changed to CanDel Oil Ltd. which was the acquired by Sulpetro Limited in 1981. Sulpetro Limited was acquired by Esso Resources Canada Limited in 1988. In 1991, Esso Resources Canada Limited became a subsidiary of Imperial Oil Limited.

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Canadian Dutch Oils Limited - ~1924-1960

Canadian Dutch Oils Limited drilled several wells in Ontario in 1924-1925. The Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies lists Canadian Dutch Oils as “wound up operations in 1960”. Thanks to Bill R. for this information.

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Canadian Kodiak Refineries Ltd. - circa 1961

An internet search shows this Edmonton-based company is defunct. It had a refinery near Lloydminster from 1955-1961, owned rail cars at one time, and had plans for a refinery in Manitoba.

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Canadian Industrial Gas and Oil - ?-1975

In 1975, Canadian Industrial Gas and Oil and several other companies merged to create Norcen Energy.

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Canadian Maple Leaf Royalties Ltd. - 1934-?

According to the 1937 edition of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils Maple Leaf Royalties Ltd. changed its name in 1935 to Canadian Maple Leaf Royalties, Ltd. Canadian Maple Leaf Royalties Ltd. is shown as a 1934 incorporation as a Dominion incorporated company. In an agreement with Banner Oils, it was drilling Banner No.1 at 6-34-17-3W5 at 2240 feet in October of 1936. Operations were being financed by the sale of royalty shares. No further information was located. Eagle Energy advised that this is NOT the Maple Leaf Royalties Corp. that they acquired in January 2016. Maple Leaf Funds also say this is "not us".

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Canadian Northwest Mines & Oils Limited - circa 1958-1963

According to the Financial Post Predecessor and Defunct database, this Ontario corporation is defunct.

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Canadian Northwest Oil Company (The) - circa 1907-?
Canada West Oil Company

The Canadian Northwest Company of Victoria, BC, was incorporated under the Companies Ordinance of the North West Territories. In 1907, it set up its rig on the Castle River west of Pincher Creek. The outfit drilled one hole to 1706 feet reporting a showing of thick black oil at 1,242 feet. The company changed its name to the Canada West Oil Company.

In 1909-1910, their well at Waterton Park-Pincher Creek drilled to 3,000 feet. Canadian Northwest cored this well, becoming the first company in Canada to use coring. The depth of the coring and the length of cores remains uncertain. It is known that about 1,930 core samples were taken with a rotary coring machine originally built for use in Canadian mines. After this early trial, there were no other historical references to coring in Alberta until the 1920s. (from the Canadian Association of Drilling Engineers' February 2008 newsletter)

It is likely that both The Canadian Northwest Oil Company and Canada West Oil Company are defunct, but no information was found confirming that.

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Canadian Oil Fields, Limited - circa 1917

Canadian Oil Fields, Limited was incorporated under the Ontario Companies Act. The 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows Canadian Oilfields, Ltd. as:

“Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company.”

Note that, in the Financial Post Survey, Oilfields is one word, not two, and Limited is abbreviated, but it is probably the same company.

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Canadian Oil Syndicate - circa 1929

No record of this firm was found in the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies, the Financial Post Survey of Oils (1937), and the list of incorporated Alberta Companies.

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Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas - 1958-1971

The Canadian Pacific Railway Company incorporated Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas (CPOG) in 1958. CPOG purchased Central-Del Rio Oils in 1969. However, the company operated under the Central-Del Rio name until 1971 when its name changed to PanCanadian Petroleum Limited.

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Canadian Petroleums, Limited - circa 1922

We could find nothing on this company. The share certificate showed a head office in Ottawa, and that it was incorporated under the Laws of the Dominion of Canada.

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Canadian Pipe Lines Producers Ltd.
Canadian Pipelines & Petroleums Ltd. circa 1954

In June 1954, Canadian Pipe Lines Producers Ltd. was sold to Canadian Pipelines & Petroleums Ltd. which may have been acquired by Scurry-Rainbow in 1957.

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Canadian Reserve Oil and Gas Ltd. - ?-circa 1985

Texaco Canada Inc. purchased Canadian Reserve Oil & Gas Ltd. around 1985.

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Canadian Sunset Oil Company Limited, The - circa 1910

Canadian Sunset was incorporated in British Columbia in 1910. Articles in the Vancouver Daily World of 1910 indicated they drilled in California. Nothing else was found.

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Canadian Twin City Oil Company - circa 1908

There is no reference to the Canadian Twin City Oil Company in an Alberta corporate registry list or the Financial Post Survey of Oils. Because of the early date of the shares, we surmise that the company was incorporated in Ontario. More information might be found at the Ontario Corporate registry or at the Ontario Provincial Archives in Toronto.

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Canadian Turbo Inc. - 1947-1996

According to the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies, Canadian Turbo was incorporated in Alberta in 1947 and acquired by a numbered company 410336 BC Ltd in 1992.  The Company was struck from the Alberta register on January 3, 1996.  The firm was a major player in the Canadian oil industry for some years.

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Canadian Westgrowth Petroleums Ltd. - 1986 - 1987

Canadian Westgrowth was acquired by Ulster Petroleums Ltd. on November 4, 1987. (Thanks to Doug Sweeting, CFP, of Langley, BC, for this information.)

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Can-Amera Oil Sands Inc. - 1953-?

Can-Amera was incorporated in Alberta in 1953 and seems to still be an active company in 2012.

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Can-American Natural Resources Ltd. - 1969-1976

Previously called Can-American Petroleum Ltd., Can-American Natural Resources Ltd. was dissolved on September 27, 1976.

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Can-American Petroleum Ltd. - circa 1963

According to the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies this firm changed its name to Can-American Natural Resources Ltd. in 1969 - the latter company was dissolved on September 27, 1976.

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Can-Albion Petroleums Ltd. - circa 1957

Can-Albion was incorporated in British Columbia and had some operations in Alberta in 1957. No further information was found. The B.C. Corporate Registrar may have some more information.

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Canroc Oils Ltd. - circa 1958

According to an internet search, this company was struck from the corporate register on December 31, 1958.

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Capital City Oils, Ltd. - circa 1914?

The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils 1937 edition shows Capital City Oils as "Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company."

However, our inquirer had a stock certificate for CapitOl City Oils, Limited from 1914. It is unknown if these are actually the same company, or two different ones.

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Capital Oil & Gas Corporation - 1982

The Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies and the Canadian Oil Register (1984-1985) show no mention of this firm. 

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Capital Oil & Natural Gas Co., Ltd. - 1921- circa 1936

According to the 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils, Capital Oil & Natural Gas was incorporated in British Columbia in 1921. It was headquartered in Vancouver, and drilled two wells in the Milk River field in Alberta. It says the company is inactive.

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Capital Petroleums Limited - 1949-1952

According to the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies this firm was incorporated in Ontario in 1949.  It was acquired by Ellesmere Oil and Development Ltd. in 1952, which was in turn acquired by New Concord Development Corporation Ltd. in 1952.  The latter was wound up in 1966.

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Caroline Petroleums Ltd. - circa 1952

We could not find any information on this 1952 company, except a listing in an old Calgary phone book.

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Cartier Oils Limited - circa 1920s

There is no reference to this company in the Register of Alberta Companies or the Financial Post Survey of Oils for 1929 (the first year it came out). Our researcher is quite familiar with the early oil companies that operated in southern Alberta but this company is unknown to him.

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Cavalcade Petroleums Ltd. - 1946-1959

According to the Canadian oil register Cavalcade was incorporated in Ontario in 1946 with headquarters at Toronto.  They had interests in wells in the Leduc and Lloydminster fields in Alberta.  According to the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies their name was changed to International Kingdom Mining and Exploration Ltd. in November, 1959.  That company was dissolved on April 15, 1965.

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Cedar Oils Limited - 1950-?

Cedar Oils Limited was incorporated in Alberta in 1950. The Financial Post’s 1957 Survey of Oils shows Cedar Oils still in business. The 1962 Calgary phone book has a listing for it too. However, our researcher could find no information about its ultimate fate in the resources available to her, including the internet. The Alberta Corporate Registry may have more information.

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Central-Del Rio Oils Limited - 1957-1971

Formed from the merger of Central Leduc and Del Rio Oils in 1957, Central-Del Rio was purchased by Canadian Pacific Oil and Gas in 1969. However, the company continued to operate under the Central-Del Rio name until 1971 when its name changed to PanCanadian Petroleum Limited.

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Central Leduc Drilling - 1947-1957
Central Leduc Oils Limited

Central Leduc Drilling was incorporated on July 11, 1947 and merged with Del Rio Oils to form Central-Del Rio Oils on April 9, 1957.

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Central Oil & Gas Co., Ltd. - circa 1914

The 1937 Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows Central Oil & Gas Co., Ltd. as "Believed to be inactive as no trace can be found of company or no information has been made available on operations."

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Century Oils Ltd. - 1951-1960

The May 13, 1975 issue of The Ottawa Journal reported, "There was a Century Oils Ltd. (Manitoba, 1951) but it was liquidated in 1960." Nothing further was located.

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Cepear Oil Company Limited - 1914-1916

According to the Register of Alberta companies, this firm was incorporated in 1914 and wound up in 1916. It began a  well in Turner Valley which was quickly taken over by Union Pacific Consolidated and the well was abandoned in 1914.

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Cessland Corporation Limited - ? to 1992

The Canadian Securities Administrators show a cease trade order dated 1992/09/09 in Ontario’s jurisdiction.

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Chancellor Drilling Syndicate - circa 1953

According to the certificate holder (thanks Justin), Chancellor Drilling Syndicate was recorded on the books of the Montreal Trust Company in the City of Calgary, in the Province of Alberta. The certificate is dated September 22nd, 1953. A note that was attached to the certificate from The Canadian Bank of Commerce in Drumheller, Alberta stating the amount of the shares and is hand signed by W.H. Acton, Sec.-Treas., Crowfoot Leaseholds, Box 420, Drumheller, Alta.

Our researcher could find no mention of this firm in the Financial Post List of Predecessor and Defunct Companies,  the list of incorporated Alberta companies, and the Canadian Oil and Gas Directory for 1955.

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Cherokee Oil and Refining Company Ltd. - 1925-1929?

Cherokee Oil and Refining Company Ltd.  was federally incorporated in 1925.  In the Financial Post Survey of Oils for 1929 it is listed as “inactive”.

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Chicago Alberta Oilfields Company 1909-1924

Chicago Alberta Oilfields Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1909 and was struck from the register of companies in 1924. There is no indication in the Alberta Companies list that it was taken over by any other firm.

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Clarke Mitchell Oil Wells Limited - 1914-1920

Clarke Mitchell Oil Wells Limited was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and struck from the register in 1920.  They had interests in land in Turner Valley.

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Clear Petroleums Limited - 1950-1964

Clear Petroleums was incorporated in Alberta in 1950 and struck from the Alberta Corporate Register in 1964.

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Comet Drilling Ltd. - ?-circa 1957

The 1957 issue of the Financial Post Survey of Oils shows Comet in its list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies.

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Commonwealth Drilling Company - 1939-1978

The person who inquired had found a Commonwealth Drilling Company credit card and wondered how old it was.

According to the Financial Post, Commonwealth Drilling was established in 1939 and merged with other companies around 1978. Many of the names of the other firms mentioned disappeared through mergers in the early 1960s.

This credit card was probably issued to a Commonwealth employee. A drilling company's business would take an employee all over rural areas, so the card had to be valid for a variety of companies - there were no widely accepted cards, like VISA or MasterCard, in those days. This card was good for Anglo-American Exploration, British American Oil, White Rose, Imperial, McColl-Frontenac Oil, Pacific Petroleums, Royalite Oil, and Shell Oil Co., with a separate credit card account number for each company.

The McColl-Frontenac account indicates that the card is from 1939-1941. The McColl-Frontenac name was in use until 1941 when it was replaced by the Texaco name. See McColl Bros. Ltd.

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Conoco Inc. - to 2002

In 2002, Conoco Inc. united with Phillips Petroleum Company to become ConocoPhillips Company.

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Consolidated Northland Oils Limited - 1949-1996

Consolidated Northland Oils was incorporated in Alberta in 1949. On January 11, 1996, the company name was changed to International Northland Resources Inc.

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Consolidated Oil Company Limited - 1914-1917

Consolidated Oil Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and struck from the register in 1917.  There is no indication that they were taken over by another firm.

Our researcher doesn’t recall that they were one of the early Turner Valley firms that actually drilled a well so he believes they went out of business before amassing enough funds to complete a well.

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Consolidated Peak Oils Limited - 1946-1960

This firm was incorporated in Ontario in 1946 and was acquired in 1960 by Western Allenbee Oil & Gas Company Ltd.

The name was changed to Convoy Capital Corporation in April 1989 and then to Hariston Corporation in 1992.

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Consolidated Trans-Canada Resources Ltd. - 1988-1989

Consolidated Trans-Canada Resources Ltd. was acquired by Ranchmen's Resources in 1989. In 1995, Ranchmen's was acquired by Crestar Energy. In November 2000, Crestar Energy, Inc. was acquired by Gulf Canada Resources Limited. Then Gulf Canada was then taken over by Conoco in 2001.

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Continental Consolidated Mines and Oils Corporation Limited - circa 1957-1961

Continental Consolidated Mines and Oils, as Saskatchewan incorporation, was struck off the Saskatchewan Corporate Register on September 22, 1961.

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Continental Emsco - 1935-1996

Continental Emsco was incorporated in Alberta in 1935. In a news release of Sept. 18, 1995 Franklin Supply Company Ltd. announced that it had entered into a letter of intent to acquire all the shares of Continental Emsco Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Emsco Company. Our researchers believes they are still in business as EC Franklin (as of July 2009).

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Continental Potash Corporation - 1952-1958 AB corp., circa 1967 ON corp.

Continental Potash Corporation was incorporated in Alberta in 1952 and struck from the register in 1958. An Ontario corporation with exactly the same name issued shares circa 1967, however no information was found on that company.

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Crescent Oil Fields, Limited - 1914-1921

Crescent Oil Fields was incorporated in Alberta in 1914.  As far as we can tell it did not drill any wells and was struck from the register of Alberta companies in 1921.

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Crestar Energy, Inc. - to 2000

In November 2000, Crestar Energy, Inc. was acquired by Gulf Canada Resources Limited. Then Gulf Canada was then taken over by Conoco in 2001.

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Crown Point Exploration Ltd. - circa 1967

Crown Point Exploration was "Incorporated under the Laws of the Province of Alberta" and its head office was in Edmonton. According to FPinfomart Crown Point Exploration is defunct.

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Dalhousie Oil Company, Limited 1925 – still active

Dalhousie Oil Company, Limited was federally incorporated in 1925. It registered in Alberta in 1931 to drill in Turner Valley after acquiring some of the assets of the Southern Alberta Oil Company in 1926. Royalite (while controlled by Imperial Oil) acquired an interest in Dalhousie by way of a cash investment in exchange for shares in Dalhousie Oil. In 1945, Royalite owned 51% of the shares of Dalhousie Oil and controlled the day-to-day operations of the company. In 1949 Royalite liquidated its interest in Dalhousie and it became an independent operator while maintaining its interests in the Turner Valley field. Dalhousie Oil was struck from the Alberta corporate registry in 2007 but continues as a federally registered company with an office in Toronto as of December 2022.

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Dalier Resources Ltd. - 1982-1994

Previously Wellington Oil & Gas and Ibex Oil Ltd., Dalier Resources changed its name on October 25, 1994 to Vescan Equities Inc. Vescan changed its name to Inouye Technologies (Canada) Inc. on December 24, 1999 and was dissolved on October 4, 2005.

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Dallas Oil Company, Limited - circa 1920 - before 1937

Incorporated under the Canadian Dominion Companies act, Dallas Oil was taken over by Calmont Oils Ltd. before 1937.

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Dallas Petroleum Resources Inc. - circa 1982

Incorporated in Ontario, Dallas changed its name to AML International, and then AML was cease-traded by Ontario in 1990.

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Dalo Oil Company Limited - 1946 - ?

Dalo Oil was incorporated in Alberta in 1946.  According to the Financial Post’s 1957 Survey of Oils, Dalo was still in existence with some production in the Lloydminister-Blackfoot area. Nothing else was found to determine what happened to the company.

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Danberta Oils Limited (or Nanberta?) - circa 1929

Our researcher could find no reference to this company.

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Dauphin Oil Syndicate Limited - circa 1929-?

Dauphin Oil Syndicate Limited was incorporated in British Columbia. According to the 1937 and 1948 and 1957  issues of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils,  Dauphin Oil Syndicate Ltd. is shown in the list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies as “"Struck off register; not considered 'effective company' by government; notice is made necessary owing to legal possibility of revival."

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Dealco Mutual Oil Ltd. - circa 1960

Our researcher could find no reference to this company. It may have been a Saskatchewan company.

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Del Bonita Associated Oils Limited - 1937?-1943

Del Bonita Associated Oils Limited was struck from the Alberta Corporate Register on October 30, 1943.

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Del Rio Oils Limited - ?-1957
Del Rio Producers Ltd.

Del Rio Oils merged with Central Leduc Drilling to form Central-Del Rio Oils on April 9, 1957.

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Dempsey Oils Limited - 1951-1969

According to the Alberta Companies list, Dempsey Oils was incorporated in Alberta in 1951 and struck from the register in 1969.

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Devenish Oil Co. - circa 1926

In 1926, Oscar Devenish formed a new company named after himself and assembled a large acreage in southeastern Alberta which proved to be unproductive.

June 1927 - After a directors' meeting of Devenish Petroleum at Skiff, east of Stirling, southern Alberta. Seated on chairs, left to right: Compton, Oscar Devenish, McKnight, Doc. Harvie, Green, Connacher. Two drillers in background. Photo credit: University of Alberta Archives UAA 79-23-4707

John Allan and friends at Skiff. From left: Mrs. T. Millar-Gill (cook), John Allan, unknown, Oscar Devenish, unknown. John Allan had sited the discovery well of the Skiff oil field for Devenish Petroleum and was proud of it. Photo credit: University of Alberta Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) Archives

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Dixie Oil Company, Ltd. - circa 1926

Dixie Oil was incorporated in 1926 under the Companies Act of the Dominion of Canada. It was still in existence in 1929.  According to the 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils, Dixie Oil Co., Ltd. was “Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company.”

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Domalta Petroleum Limited - 1934-1953

Domalta Petroleum Limited was incorporated in Alberta in 1934 and struck from register in 1953.

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Dome Oil Company - 1913-1918

Dome Oil Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1913 and struck from the register in 1918.

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Dome Petroleum Limited - 1950-1988

Dome Petroleum Limited began in 1950 when "Smiling Jack" Gallagher joined Dome Exploration (Western) Ltd. It became Dome Petroleum Limited in 1958. in 1988 Amoco bought Dome.

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Dominion Oil Company, Limited - 1913-1920

The Alberta Companies list indicates that the company was incorporated in 1913 in Alberta and struck from the register in 1920. It would have been one of the hundreds of small companies formed to explore in Turner Valley before the first war.

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Dragon Oils & Gas Ltd. - 1954-1965

According to the Financial Post Predecessor & Defunct Companies publication, Dragon Oils & Gas Ltd. was incorporated in Ontario in 1950 and changed its name to Consolidated Dragon Oils in 1954.  It was purchased by Plains Petroleums Ltd. in 1965 which in turn was acquired by Scurry-Rainbow Oil Ltd in 1985, and then Home Oil Company Ltd in 1993, and then Anderson Exploration in 1995 and then Devon Energy in 2001.  Devon are still in operation.

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Duvex Oils & Mines Limited - 1944- circa 1978

The 1957 issue of the Financial Post Survey of Oils says Duvex was incorporated in Ontario in 1944, had interests in several properties Canada and the USA. The holder of the share certificate advised that Duvex ceased trading in 1978.

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Dynamar Energy Limited - ?-1988

Cease Trade Orders were issued for Dynamar in 1988 in BC, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec.

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Dynamic Petroleum Products Ltd. - ~1962-1973

Dynamic was struck from the Alberta Companies list in 1973.

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Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Ltd. - 1920- circa 1937

The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils for 1937 shows Eagle Oil & Gas Co. Ltd. as incoporated in Ontario in 1920. It says:

"Inactive. Owns one lease in Zone twp., Kent county, Ont.
Directors: A.J. Anderson, pres.; E.P.Rowe, sec.-treas.; W.H.Shaw, W.G.Rowe, Toronto; S.B. Severson, Buffalo, N.Y.

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East Crest Oil Company Limited - circa 1929-circa 1948
Consolidated East Crest Oil Company Limited

East Crest Oil Company Limited, later Consolidated East Crest Oil Company Limited, was incorporated federally. According to FP Infomart, the company is defunct.

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Edalta Oils, Limited - 1926-1980

According to the Financial Post Survey of Oils, Edalta Oils was incorporated federally in 1926 and headquartered at Provost, Alberta. It drilled a well in the Wainwright field at 15-19-45-6 W4.  A Government of Canada website shows the company changed its name in 1980 to 98947 Canada Inc., and that company was amalgamated into Gentry Resources Ltd. which is inactive.

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Eden Valley Oils Ltd. - circa 1929

Eden Valley Oils Ltd. was incorporated in Outlook, Saskatchewan. The certificate in question is dated March 1929 and the president is Charles McGregor. Our researcher checked the Financial Post Survey of Oils. The earliest edition he has is 1937 where Eden Valley is described as "wound up".

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Edmonton North Oil Co. Ltd. - circa 1950

Edmonton North Oil is listed as "non-registered" (2002) in the Petroleum Registry of Alberta. Thanks to Diane D. for this information.

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Edmonton Oil Company - 1905-1924

The Edmonton Oil Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1905 and struck from the companies register in 1924. The Edmonton Oil & Asphalt Company is listed in the Edmonton Henderson’s Directory from 1913 to 1918.  The Directors were J. B. Dalphond, President, J. G. Lefaive, Vice-president, and R. Bourbeau, Secretary-Treasurer.  The offices were located in room 223, Empress Block, 10131 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.

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Edoran Oil -1952-1965

According to the Financial Post Survey of Oils Edoran was incorporated in Alberta in 1952 and the name was changed to Kamalta Exploration Ltd. in 1965.  The company went into bankruptcy in 1970.

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Edson Oil Company Limited, Ontario - 1950-1957

Our researcher checked the Financial Post Survey of Oils for 1957 and 1967. In the 1957 one, the company says they have a 39% interest in SEC #3 well in the Leduc field.  In the 1967 one, they are listed as dead or dormant. More information may be available from the Ontario registrar.

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Elante Oils, Limited - 1939 - ?

According to the 1948 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Oils, the Alberta company Elante Oils was “struck off register”, which means it is defunct.

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Ellesmere Oil & Development Limited - circa 1952

In 1952, the entire assets of Ellesmere Oil & Development were merged into New Concord Development Corporation Limited.

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El Pen-Rey Oil & Mines Limited 1944-1955?

El Pen-Ray was incorporated in Ontario in 1944 and had an office in Toronto. According to the 1957 Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils, El Pen-Ray was still in existence but they had not had a report from them since December 1955. We found nothing further.

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Empire Oil Company, Limited 1914-1920

The Empire Oil Company, Limited was incorporated in 1914 and wound up in 1920. As far as we know it did not drill a well.

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Empire Royalites Limited circa 1936

In the 1957 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Oils, Empire Royalties is shown in the list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies as "Wound up; charter surrendered; stated to be dead."

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Erie Oil Company Ltd. - circa 1914
Erie Oil Company Ltd. - circa 1920

The 1937 Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows both Erie Oil Company Ltd. incorporations as "Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company."

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Esso Resources Canada Limited ?-1991

In 1991, Esso Resources Canada Limited became a subsidiary of Imperial Oil Limited.

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Fabyan Petroleums - 1925-1937

Fabyan Petroleums had a dominion incorporation in 1925 and was based in Vancouver. It drilled several wells in Alberta but by 1937 was dissolved. The directors in the early 30s were R. E. Williams, G. F. H. Long, William Parslow, William Sanderson, F. W. Williams.

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Fargo Oils Ltd. - circa 1959

Our inquirer had a stock certificate from an Alberta company, Fargo Oils Ltd., from 1959. According to FPInfomart this company is defunct.

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Farrell Oils Limited - ?-1958

A Farrell Oils certificate was found which was issued in November 1956. Farrell Oils was struck from the Alberta Corporate Register on November 29, 1958.

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Federal Oil and Gas Corporation - 1913-1927

Incorporated 1913 under The Companies Ordinance, Alberta. Involved in Alberta oil development generated by the first Turner Valley wells of 1914. Federal drilled outside Turner Valley and was unsuccessful. Incorporated in 1913 and struck from the register in 1927.

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Fidelity Oil and Gas Company Limited- 1914-1920

According the Alberta Companies list, Fidelity was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and was struck from the register of incorporated companies in 1920.  A notation that the company was struck means it went out of business, rather than being merged with another firm.

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First Houston Oil and Minerals Ltd. - ?-2019

A 2019 Alberta Securities Commission list of companies in default shows a Cease Trade Order for First Houston Oil and Minerals Ltd. which is in default of filing disclosure documents.

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First Oil & Gas Fund Ltd. - circa 1962-2008

First Oil and Gas Fund (an Alberta company) changed names a few times before going defunct. It changed its name to Natural Resources Growth Fund Ltd. (AB) on 01/14/1966. That company reincorporated in Canada on 02/01/1980, then changed its name to All-Canadian Resources Corp. on 12/30/1992. All-Canadian Resources Corp. (Canada) was dissolved for non-compliance on 10/17/2008.

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Flag Oils Ltd./ Flag Resources - 1960 - ~2007

In 1960, Flag Oils Ltd. acquired Nu-Reality Oils Limited. In 1982, the name was changed to Flag Resources. In 1985, it was recapitalized as Flag Resources (1985) Limited (1 old share for 0.5 new).

In 2005, it was delisted on TSX-VEN, with Cease Trade Orders in Alberta and British Columbia. The last report was in June of 2007. Thanks to S. Lungley at CIBC for this.

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Flathead Oils Limited - 1930

The Financial Post Survey of Oils for the 1930s [1937 and 1939] has no mention of this company. As the company was incorporated in British Columbia, the BC registrar of companies or the British Columbia Archives may have some information on this company.

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Foundation Company - 1934-?

The Foundation Company drilled a well in Turner Valley starting June 14, 1934 in Section 21, Township 18, Range 2, West of the 5th Meridian. It was completed November 16, 1936 and produced commercial gas for about 10 years.

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Four X Oils, Ltd. - circa 1931-1937

According to the 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils, Four X Oils, Ltd. was "Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company."

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Fort Mckay Oil and Asphalt Company- 1910-1922

According to the Alberta Companies List, Fort McKay Oil and Asphalt was incorporated in Alberta in 1910 and struck from the register in 1922.

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Fort St. John Petroleums Ltd. - circa 1957 - 2002

Fort St. John Petroleums Ltd. was liquidated 2002-10-01.

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Franco Oils Limited - pre 1935-1968

Franco Oils Limited was struck from the Alberta Corporate Register on September 15, 1968.

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Franklin Supply Company Ltd. - ?-1996

In a news release of Sept. 18, 1995 Franklin Supply Company Ltd. announced that it had entered into a letter of intent to acquire all the shares of Continental Emsco Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Emsco Company. Our researchers believes they are still in business as EC Franklin (as of July 2009).

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Fraser Valley Petroleum - circa 1960

We could not find any conclusive information on this company.

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Freehold Gas & Oil Ltd. - 1956 - 1979

Freehold Gas & Oil Ltd. was incorporated in British Columbia in 1956 and changed its name to Westgrowth Petroleums Ltd. in January 1979. (Thanks to Doug Sweeting, CFP, of Langley, BC, for this information.)

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French Petroleum Company of Canada - ? - 1970

Total Petroleum (North America) was created as the successor to French Petroleum Company of Canada in 1970.

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Frontenac Oil Refineries

See McColl Bros. below.

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Fuego Oil Co. Ltd. - circa 1931

According to the 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils, Fuego Oil Co. Ltd. was "Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company."

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Futurity Oils Limited - 1952-1984

Futurity Oils was incorporated in Alberta in 1952 and struck in 1984.

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Gasolite Oil & Development Co. Ltd. - 1929- circa 1948

Gasolite Oil & Development Co. Ltd. was incorporated in 1929 as a "Dominion Incorporation". It had an office in Calgary and some acreage in the Turner Valley area. In the 1937 issue of the Financial Post Survey of Companies, Gasolite was noted as Inactive. In the 1948 issue it is on the list of “Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies” as “Believed to be inactive as no trace can be found of company or no information has been made available on operations.”

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Gaspe Oil Ventures Limited - circa 1945

Shares of common stock were offered to the public in September 1945. Proceeds were to be used to drill wells in the Gaspe Peninsula of Quebec and at least one well was drilled. However in 1954, a news article from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, reported that the state of New York " choked off a Canadian oil stock scheme which it said defrauded American investors of five million dollars. It declared only small fraction of the money went into drilling."

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Gates Petroleum Limited - 1940

Gates Petroleum was incorporated under the laws of the Dominion of Canada. The only reference we could find to this company was a share issue being offered, which appeared in The Winnipeg Tribune of March 12, 1938.

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Geovex Petroleum Corp. - circa 1982

Our volunteers could find no information on Geovex. As it was incorporated in Ontario, the Ontario Corporate Registry may have information on it.

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Globe Drilling Company Limited - 1924 - ~1937

Globe Drilling was incorporated federally in 1924 as an outgrowth of Mutual Oil Refineries Ltd.  They were based in Edmonton and owned property in the Pigeon Lake region of central Alberta. They are listed in the 1929 Financial Post Survey of Oils. The next issue we have is 1937, by that time they have disappeared.

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Globe Fuel Cooperative Ltd. - circa 1941

 This company does not appear in the usual reference sources such as the Financial Post Survey of Oils (1944) or the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies.  As the shares were issued in Winnipeg, the Manitoba Corporate Registry may have some information on Globe Fuel Cooperative.

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Globe Oil

According to the Alberta Companies list, there have been several Globe Oil Companies incorporated in Alberta since the first Turner Valley Discovery:

• Globe Oil Company Limited – incorp. 1914 – defunct 1921
• Globe Oil Company Ltd. – incorp. 1920, defunct 1939
• Globe Oil Company Limited – incorp. 1944, defunct 1952
• Globe Oil Company (1958) Ltd. – incorp. 1951, merged 1982

Globe Oil Company (1958) Ltd. merged on November 1, 1982 with Trans-Canada Resources Ltd., Acroll Petroleums Ltd. and United Western Oil & Gas Ltd. to form a new company under the Trans-Canada name. The name changed to Consolidated Trans-Canada Resources Ltd. in September 1988 and this company was acquired by Ranchmen's Resources on September 30, 1989. In 1995 Ranchmen's was bought by Crestar Energy. Gulf Canada Resources acquired Crestar in November 2000. Conoco Inc. acquired Gulf Canada Resources in July 2001. We have been advised that the shares are worthless.

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Globe Petroleum Co., Ltd. - circa 1936

Globe Petroleum was incorporated in the province of British Columbia. According to The Financial Post Survey of Oils, 1948 edition, Globe Petroleum Co., Ltd. is shown in the list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive companies as “struck off register.” The company is defunct.

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The Graham Island Oil Fields, Limited - 1911

The Graham Island Oil Fields company was incorporated in British Columbia in 1911. No further information was found. The BC Corporate Registry may have more information.

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Granville Oils Limited - before 1968

Granville Oils Limited last appeared in the Canadian Oil Register in 1968. It says it was affiliated with Western Decalta Petroleum.  Western Decalta was established in 1947 and was dissolved in 1977.  Its assets were sold to Loram, a company owned by the Mannix family of Calgary.

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Grattan Oil Co. Ltd. - 1914-1939

Grattan was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and struck from the register in 1939. The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils 1937 shows Grattan Oil Co. Ltd. as “Inactive. Holds no leases.” Our researcher believes they were one of the early firms in the province but did not last long.

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Graystone Consolidated Petroleums, Limited - circa 1931-1937

Graystone was incorporated in 1931 as a Dominion corporation and had a head office in Calgary, Alberta. They had an interest in several Alberta properties, including a well at Moose Mountain, and had taken over Signal Hill Oil Co, Ltd. The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils 1937 shows Graystone as "Inactive, pending financing." By 1957, it is shown as "Struck off register", meaning the company was struck off the Corporate Register of Dominion of Canada incorporated companies and no longer exists.

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(The) Great Eastern Oil & Import Company Ltd. - 1926-circa 1979

Great Eastern Oil & Import Company was a wholesaler of gasoline and kerosene, motor oils, crude petroleum and its products, with an address in St. John's, Newfoundland. By the late 1970s, it was a subsidiary of Texaco. In 1989, Texaco was purchased by Imperial Oil and its operations were merged into Imperial Oil or sold off.

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Great Northern Oil and Asphalt Company Limited - 1911-1919

According to the Alberta Companies list, Great Northern was incorporated in Alberta in 1911 and struck from the register of incorporated companies in 1919.  A notation that the company is struck means it has gone out of business, not merged into another firm.

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Great Northern Oil Company, Limited - 1907

We found quite a few Great Northern Oil companies. There was Great Northern Asphalt & Oil company that drilled a well in northern Alberta [Pelican field]  before WWI and their well was destroyed by fire.

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Great Valley Exploration & Mining Ltd. - circa 1956

Apparently out of business, according to AllExperts which is now closed.

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Great West Distributors - 1928-1963

Our inquirer asked if we had information on "Great West Distributors out of Calgary who owned Red Head Oil and sold to a B/A subsidiary in the late 50’s". According to the Companies list our researcher has, Great West was incorporated in Alberta in 1928 and it amalgamated with another firm in 1963. Unfortunately the list does not indicate which firm it merged with. The Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies (1987) does not list Great West.

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Great West Oils, Limited - 1926-1946

Great West Oils was incorporated federally in 1926. Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa may have the corporations branch files, and perhaps could provide further information. In the 1946 Financial Post Survey of Oils it says the company is inactive and it is gone from the directory in 1947.

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Great West Refining Company, Limited - 1935-1947

Great West Refining Company, Limited was a federally-incorporated firm. Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa appears to have a file - click link. The Provincial Archives or corporate registry in Saskatchewan should be able to provide more information.

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Great Western Oils Limited - circa 1953

We were asked about a certificate for shares of capital stock issued on Sept. 30, 1953, by Great Western Oils Limited of Regina, Saskatchewan. According to FP Infomart Great Western Oils Limited is defunct.

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Green Apple Petroleum

We searched several data sources and have been unable to locate this company.  It may have been a private concern, in which case it would not have been listed among public companies.

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Grenadier Oils Limited - 1929-1937

We checked the Financial Post Survey of Oils for 1929, 1937 and 1939. The firm was federally incorporated in 1929 with headquarters in Toronto.  By 1937 it is reported as 'dead, dormant or inactive'  It is not mentioned in 1939.

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Gulf Canada Resources Limited - 1906-2001

Gulf Canada Resources Limited was incorporated in 1906 as the British American Oil Company Limited (BA). In 1969 Gulf Oil Corp. of the United States bought BA, which became Gulf Oil Canada Limited. The name, Gulf Canada Ltd., was adopted in 1978 and in July 1987 the company became Gulf Canada Resources Limited. Gulf Canada was then taken over by ConocoPhillips Canada in 2001.

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Halkirk Resources Ltd. - ? to 2011

According to an Alberta government list, Halkirk Resources was struck from the Alberta Corporate Registry on December 2, 2011.

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Hallrich Petroleums Ltd. - 1952-1965

The Alberta Companies list shows that this firm was incorporated in 1952 and struck from the register in 1965.

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Hamilton Rothwell Oil Company Ltd. - date unknown

We could find nothing on this Ontario-based company. Archives, libraries, museums in the Hamilton area may have some information.

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Hargal Oils Ltd. 1932-1962

According to the Alberta Companies list and the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies, Hargal Oils was incorporated in Alberta in 1932 and was struck off the register in 1962.

It was acquired by Freehold Gas and Oil in 1957. The name was changed to Westgrowth Petroleums Ltd. in January 1979, then to Canadian Westgrowth Ltd. in October 1986. The company was acquired by Ulster Petroleums Ltd in November 1987.  From checking the internet it looks like Ulster was purchased by Anderson in 2000. Anderson Exploration was purchased by Devon Energy Corp. in September 2001.

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Harland Petroleums, Ltd. - 1929-1937

Harland Petroleums, Ltd. was incorporated in the Dominion of Canada in 1929. The 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows the company but with no further information.

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Hartford Oil Corporation Limited - 1914-1920

Hartford Oil was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and struck from the corporate register in 1920.

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Hartley Oils Limited - circa 1953

Hartley Oils was incorporated in Alberta in 1952. We found an article in the Lethbridge Herald newspaper of April 25, 1953 advertising the stock for sale. We also found an entry in the 1957 Financial Post Survey of Oils showing that Hartley had some interests in wells in the Princess area of Alberta. Nothing further was located in our resources.

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Harvard Uranium Mines Limited, Ontario - 1955-1965

The Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies says Harvard Uranium Mines was incorporated in Ontario in 1955 and dissolved in 1965.

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Harvest Petroleums Limited - 1952 - 1969
Harvest Explorations Ltd . - 1969 - ?

The 1993 edition of the FP Survey of Predecessor and Defunct companies shows that Harvest Petroleums Limited (Alta 1952) changed its name to Harvest Explorations Ltd in 1969. No more information was found on Harvest Explorations, but the Alberta Corporate Registry may have more information.

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Henderson Oil Holdings Limited - circa 1952-1957

According to the 1957 issue of the Financial Post Survey of Oils, in early 1957 Henderson Oil Holdings was under management of Medallion Petroleums Ltd. Medallion Petroleums was incorporated in Alberta in 1952.

A person in the Canadian Petroleum Hall of Fame – Ed Galvin – was involved with Medallion:

http://www.canadianpetroleumhalloffame.ca/ed-galvin.html

“He engineered numerous exploration and development projects, which contributed to its evolution through Medallion Petroleums Ltd. and Canadian Industrial Oil & Gas Ltd. into Norcen Energy Resources Ltd. Norcen had more than 4,000 employees and annual revenues of $ 1.5 billion when it sold in 1997.”

On March 3, 1998, Norcen Energy Resources Limited was acquired by Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. Then Anadarko Petroleum Corp. agreed to acquire Union Pacific Resources Group Inc. on April 3, 2000. Anadarko was later acquired by Occidental Petroleum, so you could try contacting their shareholder resources group.

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Herron-Elder Gas & Oil Development Company, Limited - 1913-1924

Incorporated in Alberta in November 1913. Herron-Elder was established by Turner Valley pioneer Stewart Herron in 1913 and merged into his firm Alberta Petroleum Consolidated.  It was struck off in 1924.

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Highland Oil & Gas Company Limited - 1914-1916

According to the Alberta Companies list, Highland Oil & Gas was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and soon went out of business in 1916.

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Highland Oil Company Limited - 1926-1948

The 1948 Financial Post Survey of Oils refers to a Highland Oil Co. Ltd. At that time it was in the index but footnoted as "wound up; charter surrendered; stated to be dead."

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High River Oilfields, Ltd. - circa 1929

According to the 1937 edition of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils, High River Oilfields was "In liquidation."

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Home Oil Limited - ?-1995

Home Oil Limited was acquired by Anderson Exploration in 1995.

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Hudson Oil - before 1971

Hudson Oil Company of Canada Ltd. was dissolved in 1971. It was not incorporated in Alberta but may be in another province or federally. It does not appear in the oil and gas directories for the 1950s and 1960s that we have access to.

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Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company - 1926-1981

Hudson's Bay Co. (the retailer) co-founded Hudson's Bay Oil and Gas Company (HBOG) in 1926. In 1981 HBOG was sold to Dome Petroleum.

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Hunter Valley Oils - Circa 1933-1946

Campbell M. Hunter, O.B.E., an eminent consulting engineer and petroleum technologist of London, England, was president of Hunter Valley Oil Co., Ltd. The company had large holdings west of Olds, Alberta, and was financed largely by British capital.

More information is available in this article - Campbell Murray Hunter by Aubrey Kerr in the CSEG Recorder of April 2000:
https://csegrecorder.com/columns/view/reflections-200404

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Hy-Charger Petroleums Limited - circa 1951-1956

In 1956, Hy-Charger changed its name to Vandoo Consolidated Explorations Limited. Both companies are defunct according to Financial Post Infomart.

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Ibex Oil Limited - 1968-1982

Previously Wellington Oil and Gas Company Limited, Ibex Oil Limited changed its name in July 1982 to Dalier Resources Limited (basis 1 new for 3 old shares). On October 25, 1994, Dalier changed its name to Vescan Equities Inc., which then changed its name on December 24, 1999 to Inouye Technolgies (Canada) Inc. (basis 1 new for 110 old shares). On October 4, 2005, Inouye Technologies was dissolved.

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Illinois-Alberta Oil Company - 1917-1939

The Illinois-Alberta Oil Company was established in Alberta in 1917, backed by a group of investors, mostly located in Granite City, Illinois.  The firm bought one of the early Turner Valley companies – North Western Pacific and brought in their first successful well in 1923.  The company also built a small processing plant for their gas.  Several other wells were drilled in the late 1920s but the company was inactive by the early 1930s, and was struck off the Alberta incorporation list in 1939.

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Indian Oils Limited - 1930

The 1937 edition of the Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils has Indian Oils in its list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies. So the company no longer exists.

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INTER-CITY GAS LIMITED - circa 1952

This company incorporated in Saskatchewan. We could not find anything in our resources for a company with the exact name of INTER-CITY GAS LIMITED. There was no listing at all for this exact company name in the 1957 Financial Post Survey of Oils, not even a listing under defunct companies.

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Interior Oil Company, Limited - 1924- circa 1937

According to the 1929 Financial Post Survey of Oils, Interior Oil Company Limited was incorporated federally in 1924 with headquarters in Winnipeg and wells in the Wainwright field.  By the 1937 edition of the Financial Post Survey of Oils it is recorded as dead.

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Inter-Leduc Oil Company Limited - 1948?-1952

Inter-Leduc sold its assets to Inter-Rock Oil Co. of Canada Ltd. in 1952.

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International Bitumen Company Limited - incorporated in 1927 - 1942

From https://static.ags.aer.ca/files/document/ESR/ESR_2000_05.pdf:
"In 1929 the International Bitumen Company, under the leadership of Robert C. Fitzsimmons, opened the first commercial oil sands hot-water separation plant on the Bitumount lease, with 4,500 drums of asphalt and 2,000 barrels of fuel oil produced. ...
In 1942 L.R. Champion took control of International Bitumen Company, renaming the company Oil Sands Ltd., which was taken over by Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. in 1954. In 1962 Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. received permission from the Alberta Oil and Gas Conservation Board to produce 31,500 barrels per day from the oil sands at the Tar Island plant.In 1967 Great Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., whose controlling interest was held by Sun Oil Company of Pennsylvania, opened the first commercial oil sands plant and showed that the oil sands could be economically developed and that bitumen products could be successfully upgraded to crude oil. The Great Canadian Oil Sands served as the legacy to the Suncor of today."

More information and photos at:

https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/Search.aspx?st=edmonton&cp=1913&sort=title

http://history.alberta.ca/energyheritage/bitumount/selling-the-sands/international-bitumen-company/Default.aspx

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Inter-Provincial Oils, Limited - 1928- circa 1935

This company incorporated federally in September 1928. According to a stock search done for an estate, the company abandoned activities in June 1935 due to a lack of funds, leaving no equity for shareholders.

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Inter-Rock Oil Co. of Canada Ltd. - 1952-?

Inter-Rock Oil was incorporated in Ontario in 1952. That same year it purchased the assets of Inter-Leduc Oil Company Limited and Lone Rock Oils Ltd.

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Invaders Petroleum Limited - circa 1929

Invaders Petroleum was incorporated under the laws of the Dominion of Canada. The 1937 edition of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils says, "Company - Inactive, charter believed to be still in force."

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James United Industries Limited - 1952--1978

James United Industries Limited was incorporated in Alberta in 1952 and struck from the register in 1978.

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Jennings Drilling - 1956-1970s

Jennings Drilling was incorporated in 1956 by Kendall and E. C. Jennings of Calgary.  It seems to have operated till some time in the 1970s. It was taken over by Cactus Drilling.

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Jupiter Oils Limited - circa 1962

This company appears to be defunct.

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Kamalta Exploration Ltd. - 1952-1970

Kamalta Exploration Ltd. was incorporated in Alberta in 1952 and struck from the register in 1970.

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Kardar Canadian Oils Limited - circa 1958

Nothing was found on Kardar. It was incorporated in Ontario so there may be information available from the Ontario Corporate Registry.

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Keho Dome Oils Limited - circa 1945-1953

According to FP Infomart, Keho Dome Oils is defunct. They drilled near Barons, Alberta in 1945, and drilled a dry hole in the Okalta area of Alberta in 1953.

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Keno Oils Ltd. - circa 1957

According to FP Infomart, Keno Oils Ltd. is a previous name of Monterey Petroleum Corporation and that corporation is defunct.

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Key Oil and Gas (1955) Ltd. - 1956-?

The 1957 Survey of Oils published by the Financial Post shows the company was incorporated in British Columbia in 1956 and was “carrying on drilling operations in Abbotsford area in Fraser Valley.” An internet search reveals no information about what happened to the company. The BC Corporate Registry may have more information.

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Keystone Oil Company - 1914-1920

The Keystone Oil Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and struck off in 1920.  It did not complete any wells in Alberta and was among the many firms that had short lives in the first Turner Valley boom.

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Kitalta Oils Limited - circa 1940s

There is no mention of this firm in the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies and the Alberta Companies list.

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Ko-Top Oils Limited - 1927 - circa 1929

Ko-Top was incorporated in 1927 as a Dominion Corporation. It is shown in the 1937 issue of the Financial Post's Survey of Canadian Oils as:

"In process of liquidation. No longer holds Turner Valley properties, which were quit claimed."

By the 1948 issue Ko-Top is shown in the "Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies" list.

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Lake Erie Gas Limited - circa 1967

Our search found nothing. As Lake Erie Gas was incorporated in Ontario, the Ontario Corporate Registry may have information on what happened to this company.

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Lancer Petroleums Limited - 1950-1970

Lancer Petroleums was incorporated in Ontario in 1950 and its office is listed in the oil directory in the early 1950s at 80 King Street West, Toronto. It disappears from the directories about 1957 and the Financial Post Survey of Predecessor and Defunct Companies says it was struck off the Ontario companies registry in 1970.

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Landowners Mutual Minerals Ltd. - circa 1962

The person inquiring had a Gross Royalty Trust Certificate from Landowners Mutual Minerals Ltd. dated September 6, 1962, referring to a piece of land in Saskatchewan.  FP Infomart shows that the company Landowners Mutual Minerals Ltd. is defunct. No further information was found on the Trust itself.

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Leamac Petroleums Limited -1957-1961

In 1957, the name British Petroleums Limited was changed to Leamac Petroleums Limited and in 1961 to Embassy Petroleums Limited. Embassy Petroleums Limited merged into Cavalier Energy Inc. in 1974. Cavalier Energy Inc. changed name in 1978 to Cavalier Energy Ltd. Cavalier Energy Ltd. privatized.

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Lashburn Petroleums Limited - circa 1950

Lashburn Petroleums appears to be defunct according to an internet search.

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LCM Resources Ltd. - circa 1982

According to an Alberta Securities Commission report, LCM Resources was issued a Cease Trade Order for failing to submit financial reports. The Alberta Corporate Registry may have more information.

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Lea Park Oils Limited - circa 1950

The 1967 Financial Post Survey of Oils has a short entry on Lea Park but does not show when the company ceased operations. A little more information on Lea Park Oils is on pages 6 and 7 of the June 2018 Archives newsletter.

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Leberta-Redwater Oil Co., Limited - 1949-1960

The Leberta-Redwater Oil Company was incorporated in Toronto, Ontario in February, 1949 and dissolved in 1960. The directors were Dr. T. B. Armstrong, E. S. Clary, W. G. Chipp and H. A. Butt. The company held acreage in Bruderheim, Youngstown and Blackfoot.

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Leduc Calmar Oil Company - 1947

The Leduc Calmar company was incorporated in Alberta in 1947. In 1970 it changed its name to Liberty Resources Ltd., in 1971 to Turbo Resources Ltd., and to Canadian Turbo in 1990.

A Leduc Calmar shareholder took this research a step farther and reports that "Turbo Resources was purchased by PaynSave which was purchased by Shell".

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Leo Oil and Gas Ltd. - ?-1956

The 1957 issue of the Financial Post Survey of Oils shows Leo Oil in its list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies noting “In 1956 reported wound up.”

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Lethbridge Petroleum Limited
Lethbridge Petroleum & Mines Ltd.
Lethbridge Petroleum Refineries Ltd. - 1937-1971

Lethbridge Petroleum Limited was incorporated in 1937 and was connected to Lethbridge Petroleum & Mines Ltd and Lethbridge Petroleum Refineries Ltd. They were all struck from the register in 1971.

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Lettermay Oil  and Development Company, Limited - 1914-1952

According to the Alberta companies list the Lettermay company was incorporated in Alberta in 1914 and declared defunct in 1952.  However, the 1929 Financial Post Survey of Oils says that it was already inactive by that year. 

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Liberty Petroleums Inc. - circa 1978

Our inquirer had already traced this company through several acquisitions ending at Sceptre Resources Limited, which was subsequently acquired by Canadian Natural Resources in 1996. The ability to exchange Sceptre shares for Canadian Natural Resources ended August 16, 2002.

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Lisgar Oil & Gas Co. Ltd. - 1933 - circa 1939

Lisgar oils was incorporated in Manitoba in 1933. The 1957 Survey of Oils, published by the Financial Post, shows Lisgar Oil in a list entitled: “Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies.”

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Liverpool Oil Refining Co. - listed in Sarnia 1865

The Ontario Archives may have information on their incorporation and dissolution.

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Lloydbrook Oil Company - 1947-1984

The Lloydbrook Oil Company was incorporated in 1947 in Alberta and dissolved in 1984. There is no indication in the directories that it is continued in some way.

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Lloyd's Petroleum Ltd. - circa 1920s

The 1948 edition of The Financial Post Survey of Oils shows Lloyd’s Petroleum Ltd. of Vancouver on its list of Dead, Dormant and Inactive Companies.

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Lochiel Exploration Ltd. - circa 1969-1986

In 1986, creditors rejected a proposal to salvage Lochiel Exploration Ltd. effectively killing the debt-plagued oil company run by then Alberta Liberal Leader Nick Taylor. Lochiel was struck from the Alberta Corporate Register on May 2, 2002.

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Long Island Petroleums Limited - 1949-1962

Long Island was incorporated in Alberta in 1949.  Their name was changed in 1962 to Canadian Long Island Petroleums Ltd. and in 1979 to First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. On November 21, 2008, ENI S.p.A. acquired First Calgary.

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Longview Oil Company - 1936

The Longview Oil Company was incorporated in Alberta in 1936. The directors were Robert Wilkinson, James B. Cross, D. A. Ross and D. A. Lane. Our researcher could not find what happened to it.

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Loren Petroleums Ltd. - 1932

The 1937 issue of The Financial Post Survey of Canadian Oils shows Loren Petroleums Ltd. as “Wound up; charter surrendered or cancelled; declared to be dead by company officials or by persons believed to be responsible to answer for the company.”

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Los Angeles Alberta Petroleum Company - circa 1953-1958

This Alberta corporation is defunct according to FP Infomart.

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Share certificates of defunct companies

Even if a company no longer exists, the actual share certificates may be of value to collectors. To check that out, search for "scripophily" at your favorite search engine.

How to research old companies yourself

Stock certificates usually show where a company was incorporated. Then you can check with the appropriate provincial Corporate Registry to see if the company still exists. You can find such registries with an internet search.

If you have an investment adviser, see if they can help you. They may have access to commercial resources that provide information on old companies.

What to do if you find an existing successor company

If your research leads you to an existing company that took over the old company, contact their transfer agent. You can probably find the transfer agent by going to the Investor Relations section of the existing company's website. If you can't find the transfer agent, contact the Investor Relations department of the existing company.

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