Mixing production

Hire mixing production service : 0.25 million litres-ton capacity in 2007 compared to just 2,800 litres-ton capacity in 1996. according to u.s. census bureau data, total consumption of crude oil, distillate, and natural gas combined went up by only 11 per cent in that time. and, of course, many of those who have benefited the most from the boom in alberta's oil and gas production – the so-called rich people – have also benefited the most from the decline in canadian royalties. according to the globe and mail, albertan royalty rates, which can increase over time because more production takes place in a resource-rich province, averaged just $14.50 in 2012, down from $36.75 in 1992. story continues below advertisement story continues below advertisement the decline in royalties has allowed alberta's corporate elite to use their wealth to pay out record salaries and stock options to the company's highest executives. so as corporate royalty rates have plunged, the rich have been able to do very well by themselves, while ordinary workers have lost out: as the province's government promised to reduce corporate and personal income taxes, it has essentially given the rich a tax windfall. it would be nice if some people – the sort who can't have their cake and eat it, too – came forward to take a bit more of the tax-cut pie.