Workers approach a deep-water oil rig operated by Imperial in the Davis Strait
off the coast of Newfoundland.
1981
Inside the Redwater fertilizer plant, which produced nearly two million tonnes
of fertilizer a year.
1982
Workers on Issungnak, one of a number sand-based artificial islands built by
Imperial in the Beaufort Sea to facilitate exploration drilling.
1983
Imperial's Calgary office gleams under the Western sky.
1984
One of a nation-wide network of Esso service stations, which have evolved over
the years to meet the changing needs of people and automobiles. Imperial
introduced low-lead gasoline at its service centres in 1970 and in 1978 became
the first company in Canada to offer premium unleaded gasoline.
1985
Imperial facilities at Norman Wells -- in 1985 Imperial completed a three-year
$600-million expansion at its Norman Wells operation that included
constructing six artificial production islands in the Mackenzie River. The
expansion increased production at Norman Wells from 3,000 barrels of oil a day
to about 33,000 barrels a day.
1986
A researcher evaluates products at the Sarnia Process and Automotive Research
Centre (SPARC), which was completed in 1984, when it became the most advanced
facility in North America for the testing of petroleum products.
1987
Facilities at the natural gas operation at Judy Creek, Alta., where gas is
recovered from a depleted oil field.
1988
An employee monitors operations at the Norman Wells oil-production facility.
1989
Valves at Imperial's oil sands recovery operation in Cold Lake, Alta., where
bitumen is produced from underground reservoirs. Commercial production at Cold
Lake began in 1985 and now exceeds 140,000 barrels a day.
