Mr. Speaker, earlier this year, Kiwetinohk Energy, headquartered in Calgary, achieved a significant energy industry milestone with a new Canadian longest well record of almost 9,500 meters. That is almost 10 kilometres, and yes, members heard that right.
The distance of 10 kilometres is the distance from the University of Calgary to the Glenmore Reservoir, the distance from Parliament Hill to the Ottawa Airport, the average cruising altitude of a commercial plane and longer than Mount Everest is tall. The skilled team drilled more than four kilometres vertically and five kilometres laterally, which means they can access more subsurface oil and gas with less land disturbance. Importantly, it was also done safely/ They worked for more than 25 days to finish.
This is a Canadian energy industry leadership milestone that deserves recognition. It is innovation that will grow our economy, create jobs and generate public revenues in a responsible way.