Following are links to files in various formats of speeches and presentations made to PHS meetings on historical topics. (Summaries are sometimes provided in our Archives newsletters.)
Special thanks to PHS directors Penny Colton for video and sound files, Peter McKenzie-Brown for recording slide shows with narration, and to PHS member David Finch for recording the MP3 files of these talks.
| Title |
Speaker |
Date |
Forest Landscapes, Applied Science, and the Oil and Gas Industry PDF 4 meg
(Summary in January 2019 Archives newsletter)
|
Robert (Bob) Bott, industrial historian |
Jan.30, 2019 |
| Betting on Bitumen: Alberta's Energy Policies from Lougheed to Klein |
Gillian Steward |
Oct.25, 2017 |
| Remarks By Preston Manning |
Preston Manning to Oilsands Banquet at
Fort McMurray November 29, 2017
|
Very similar to his talk to the PHS Annual Meeting on
March 29, 2017 |
Petroleum-related Land Reclamation in Alberta
9 pages 700k PDF |
Peter McKenzie-Brown |
Feb.22, 2017 |
| Churchill’s Visit to Alberta in 1929 and his Amazing Adventures |
David Finch |
Jan.25, 2017 |
International Petroleum Company Limited: Canada’s Gift to the World Oil Industry
Presentation slides 9 pages 1.8 meg PDF |
Dr. Graham D. Taylor, History Department, Trent University |
May 4, 2016 |
| Big Things Happen in Small Places |
Charlie Fairbank |
March 30, 2016 |
Three Points of View - One Oil Patch Participant
M4a audio file 17 meg or MP3 audio file 33 meg
Also see Page 4 November 2015 Archives newsletter - Some Perspectives on the Pursuit of Oil and Gas in Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador |
Brian Maynard |
Oct.28, 2015 |
Turner Valley (on its 100th anniversary) ‐ A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
73 pages, 24 meg PDF |
Clint Tippett |
May 7, 2014 |
| Killing the King Christian D-18 well, Arctic Islands - see page 5 of June 2014 Archives newsletter |
Len Maier |
Nov.27, 2013 |
John Allan: Founding Alberta’s Energy Industries
38 minutes in Flash format, audio and slides |
Willem Langenberg, Adjunct Professor,
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta |
Mar.8, 2013 |
A Life in the Western Canadian
Oilpatch
including recollections of
the Oilfield Technical Society
450k PDF presentation |
Gordie Rowan, oilpatch veteran |
Jan.30, 2013 |
Donating H.M.S. Investigator Artifacts from Banks Island to Museum Creates Rewarding Experiences
2.45 meg PDF presentation
|
Don Yont, Retired Geologist |
June 13, 2012 |
Drilling – Then and Now
3 meg audio WMA file |
Leroy Field, Drilling Engineer |
Oct.27, 2010 |
Shell’s Inherited Roots in the Canadian Oil Industry
3.5 meg audio WMA file |
Clint Tippett, Geologist |
Sep.22, 2010 |
Co-operation or Showdown: The Interaction of Government, Capital and People in the exploitation of Non-renewable Energy Resources
3.5 meg audio WMA file
Slides for this presentation 1.1 meg PDF |
Erik Lizée, Alberta Historian
|
Jun.9, 2010 |
Schlumberger in Canada:
A Tale of Unique Challenges and Opportunities
4 meg audio WMA file |
David Finch, Petroleum Historian and Author |
May 5, 2010 |
Northern Tigers: Building Ethical Canadian Corporate Champions
8 meg audio WMA file
|
Dick Haskayne |
Mar.31, 2010 |
Unconventional Gas in North America – the massive paradigm shift
48 minutes in Flash format, audio and slides |
Dave Russum, V.P. Geoscience, AJM Petroleum Consultants |
Feb.24, 2010 |
Bringing to Rest an Industry Icon: The Dingman #2 Well, Turner Valley
7.3 meg audio WMA file |
Kary Cuthill, Engineer and Abandonment Specialist |
Nov.25, 2009 |
Oil Scouts - Don’t Tell Me How – Just Get the Information
Word file or HTML |
Derry MacFarlane |
Oct.21, 2009 |
Estimating the Credibility of the CCF's Threat to Nationalize Oil Resources in Saskatchewan (1944-1964)
3.2 meg audio MP3 file |
Jennifer Winter, PHS scholarship recipient |
May 6, 2009 |
The values that helped shape the modern Canadian oilpatch: Doc Seaman - Builder and Giver
5.8 meg MP3 file |
Sydney Sharpe, Author |
Mar.25, 2009 |
East and West: Outsiders and the Western Canadian Petroleum Industry
11-page PDF file 163k |
David Finch, Historian |
Feb.25, 2009 |
The Politics of Oil and Gas in the Social Credit Era, 1937-1952
8 meg audio MP3 file |
Brian Brennan, Author |
Jan.14, 2009 |
Arctic Seismic Operations – Anderson Plains 1967
10 meg audio MP3 file
Note: quality improves after first few minutes. |
Herve Collet, COO of PanTerra Resource Corp |
Dec.3, 2008 |
The Supreme Court of Alberta
and the Petroleum Industry: Landmark Cases
8 meg audio MP3 file |
Prof. Alastair R. Lucas, Dean of Law, University of Calgary |
Feb.27, 2008 |
Back to the Future: The Canadian Petroleum Discovery Centre
7.1 meg audio MP3 file |
Norm Haines |
Jan.23, 2008 |
History of Encana Fee Title Lands in Canada: From a Past Employee's Point of View
9.3 meg audio MP3 file |
Gordon Dainard |
Dec.5, 2007 |
Writing Petroleum History a New Way - The creation of "PUMPED: Everyone's Guide to the Oil Patch"
9.8 meg audio MP3 file |
David Finch |
Oct.25, 2007 |
Sulphur: From the Big Bang to Big Boom and its importance to the Alberta Economy
24-page PDF 1.25 meg of PowerPoint Presentation
Audio file of the Sulphur presentation
9.2 meg MP3 file |
Dr. Peter Clark |
Sept.19, 2007 |
Early Days of Seismic Field Operations
In Western Canada
Web page |
Bob Rintoul |
June 20, 2007 |
Mike Miller of Safety Boss on
“Blowout Recovery Operations” |
Mike Miller |
Oct.24, 2001 |
Alberta's First Natural Gas Discovery
Web page |
Micky Gulless |
September 20, 1995 |
The Geological Survey of Canada and The Petroleum Industry -
A Partnership of Discovery
As part of the GSC's 150th Anniversary Celebrations
13 page PDF 718k |
William R. S. McLellan
|
September 25, 1992 |
