1. Energy: POWERING OUR NATION

2. CANADA AND ENERGY Largest users of energy in the world (per capita)
Northern climate requires the use of energy for heat
Small population is spread thin and energy is required for transportation
Industrial economy uses a lot of energy
We tend to waste energy as it is cheap in Canada

3. CREATION OF OIL AND GAS
Oil and gas were formed hundreds of millions of years ago
The remains of plants and animals fell to the sea floor and were covered by sand and silt
The weight of all these layers compressed the lower layers into sedimentary rock
Bacterial action, heat and pressure converted the remains into oil and gas

4. ANTICLINAL TRAP For oil and gas to develop there must be:
Geologic history (time)
Porous rock layer where fuel can exist
Layer of non porous rock where fuel can be trapped
Anticlinal Trap:
Dome shaped structure of rock layers created by folding

5. DRILLING FOR OIL AND GAS IN CANADA
Oil and gas production has been centered in Alberta, BC, Saskatchewan and NWT
The presence of oil and gas can be determined only by drilling (costly and time consuming)
Flowing Wells: enough pressure to force oil to the surface
Non-Flowing Wells: require pumps to bring oil to surface

6. ENERGY CAN BE DIVDED INTO TWO TYPES
Conventional Energy Sources: well established source of energy
Oil, natural gas, coal, hydro, nuclear energy
Alternative Energy Sources: recently developed sources of energy; alternatives to conventional energy sources
Solar, wind, biomass energy

7. ELECTRICITY Most electricity is produced with a generator
In Canada, there are three different means by which energy is produced:
Hydro-electric generating station
Thermal-electric generating station
Nuclear-electric generating station
Hydro-electric generating station: generates electricity by the movement of falling water
Thermal-electric generating station: generates electricity from energy produced by burning fuels such as oil, coal and gas
Nuclear-electric generating station: energy is generated in the form of heat by splitting the atoms of radioactive materials
Generating Electricity Chart