After more than 100 years of oil flowing from Norman Wells to Alberta, the last barrel has been produced, Imperial Oil announced on Saturday, Aug. 15. The Norman Wells oilfield was discovered in 1920 and has pumped an estimated 275 million barrels since its inception. “Production flow has been fully and safely shut in at our Norman Wells site, bringing to close over a century of operations,” stated John Hutchings, Imperial Oil’s operations manag…
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