• Southwest Saskatchewan is home to Canada’s largest helium purification facility, operated by North American Helium Inc., producing approximately 7% of all helium production in North America. Saskatchewan will strive to produce 10% of the world’s helium by 2030, according to the Government of Saskatchewan’s  Helium Action Plan: From Exploration To Exports

  • Swift Current is home to some of the world’s most vast and untapped oil and gas resources – with opportunities in everything from processing and refining to transportation, research and development.

  • Saskatchewan is the world’s 4th most attractive investment jurisdiction (Frasier Institute: Global Petroleum Survey)

  • Canada is the largest supplier of crude oil and refined petroleum products to the U.S.

  • Canada has the 3rd largest crude oil reserves in the world (17.25 billion barrels)

  • Saskatchewan is the 2nd largest oil-producing province in Canada

  • Canada is the 5th largest producer of oil and natural gas in the world

Swift Current -

Home of Oil & Gas & Helium

Estimated oil & gas reserves of 2.7 trillion cubic feet
Related fields include exploration, extraction, processing and refining

85% of Southwest Saskatchewan’s 30 billion barrels remain in the ground
Prime opportunity for enhanced oil recovery methods

Jurassic Shaunavon formation has produced oil for over 60 years
Nearly 4,000 well completions, 500 million barrels in total production

Access to undeveloped land in natural gas rich environments
Reserves estimated at a minimum 25-year supply

More Information

Get in touch with Swift Current’s Department of Business Development to answer your questions or for more specific information and details about how these government incentives can help benefit your business.

Denise Wall

Business Development &
Tourism Officer
306.778.2700
d.wall@swiftcurrent.ca
www.swiftcurrent.ca