For all intents and purposes, OPEC is now engaged in a price war with the United States. What that means is that it's very cheap to pump oil out of places like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.But it's more expensive to extract oil from shale formations in places like Texas and North Dakota.or all intents and purposes, OPEC is now engaged in a price war with the United States. What that means is that it's very cheap to pump oil out of places like Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. But it's more expensive to extract oil from shale formations in places like Texas and North Dakota.
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. ORIGIN OF PROVINCE NAME: Prince Edward Island was originally called Abegweit (lying down flat, or cradled by the waves) by the Micmac Indians. Europeans called it the Island of Saint John in 1763; in 1799 the island was renamed Prince Edward Island, in honor of Prince Edward of England. NICKNAME: The Garden Province, The Million Acre Farm, or Spud Island.
Island Population. Prince Edward Island has 146,283 residents with approximately 35,000 people living in the capital city of Charlottetown. About 54 per cent of the population lives in rural areas. By percentage of population, Prince Edward Island has the third highest rate of bilingualism in Canda with 12.7 per cent of Islanders speaking both English and French.