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In the early days, Oil Springs was a forest of three-pole derricks above each well. Photo courtesy of Lambton County Archives Ahead of Oil Springs’ 8-year boom and bust, geological

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Charlie Fairbank visits the 8-acre field on Fairbank Oil where 6,650 trees are being planted to increase biodiversity and reduce the carbon footprint. The planting of several species of oak

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Happy 140th anniversary Imperial Oil! This year, Fairbank Oil is also celebrating a special anniversary. It has been selling its crude to Imperial Oil for refining for 140 years. It

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Making a Packer – In 6,000 Easy Steps When people see the oilfield technology at work at Fairbank Oil Fields, they see wooden pumpjacks, cast iron field wheels, the jerker

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It’s a first! International oil heritage specialists will tour Oil Springs this spring. It marks the first time heritage experts beyond North America will study its significance in global development

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Change is coming! For the past 154 years, Fairbank Oil Fields has relied on VanTuyl and Fairbank Heavy Hardware in nearby Petrolia to supply all of its tools and oil

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Is our barn with oilman mural the most photographed barn in Ontario? We’re not sure, but it easily could be. Visitors and media have been snapping photos of the unique

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Spring is undoubtedly the most beautiful time of the year here. There are bursts of blossoms, vivid green leaves are unfurling, and the brightly feathered Baltimore Orioles have returned from

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A fascinating New York Times 1866 story on amazing flowing wells of Oil Springs appears on Martin Dillon’s Petrolia Heritage website https://petroliaheritage.com/ and fortunately, he was willing to share it

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