ALBERT MAYLAND

摘要

A PIONEER OF THE ALBERTA oil and gas industry, ALBERT MAYLAND was instrumental in the development of the oil and gas fields south of Turner Valley and was one of the first independent businessmen to build a vertically integrated operation, from the well to the gas pump. On the upstream end of the value chain, Albert explored and produced as Mayland Oils, Mercury Oils and Miracle Oils. Downstream, his Gas and Oil Products built a refinery at Hartell, in the south end of the Turner Valley field, in the mid-1930s using hardware imported from Texas. By 1938, the refinery was processing nearly 600 bbls/d, and volume eventually grew to around 2,000 bbls/d.