Imperial's oil rig at Atkinson Point, N.W.T., 145 kilometres east of the mouth
of the Mackenzie River, where the company made Canada's first Arctic oil
discovery in 1970.
1971
An early self-serve Esso station.
1972
Drilling facilities rise from the Taglu natural gas field in the Mackenzie
Delta region.
1973
An artificial island facilitates drilling beneath the Beaufort Sea.
1974
Natural gas processing facilities at Imperial's Golden Spike field in Alberta.
1975
Imperial's Strathcona refinery, near Edmonton, which was built in 1975 to
replace older refineries in Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg and Calgary.
1976
A researcher conducts an experiment at the Sarnia Research Centre, which has
patented more than 700 products and processes since it was established in 1928.
1977
An operator at work at Imperial's Pont Rouge building products plant in Quebec.
1978
An Imperial drilling rig dots the Arctic landscape.
1979
A fuelling truck stands ready to refuel planes at an Imperial Avitat. Avitats
provide comprehensive services and facilities for private and business
aircraft and their crews and passengers.
