Refinery Fast Facts

• When we built our refinery in 1960, we laid it out in a unique line formation across our 780-acre site, allowing for future expansions in 1971, 1974, and in 2000, our 1.5 billion upgrade."
  
  
• Since 2003, we have invested over $150 million to produce ultra-low sulphur diesel, which has a sulphur content of 15 parts per million (ppm) or less. That's a 97 per cent reduction from today's industry standard for on-road diesel, which allows for a maximum sulphur content of 500 ppm.
  
  
• We're proud of these firsts:
  • First Canadian refiner to make high octane gasoline without the use of lead additives.
  • First to offer low-sulphur gasoline, 5 years ahead of regulation.
  • First oil company ever to receive the US EPA Clean Air Excellence Award.
  • First and only Canadian refinery to be recognized by Hart World Fuels as "Refiner of the Year"
  • First and only Canadian refinery on the east coast of North America to receive crude oil from The Acropolis, a ULCC (Ultra Large Crude Carrier)—the biggest of supertankers at 410,000 dwt, holding 2.6 million barrels of crude.
  • First refinery in Canada to install CD Tech technology which makes ultra-low sulphur gasoline.
  • First refinery to own and operate the largest product tankers in Canada
  • First Canadian refinery to offer low sulphur diesel ahead of regulations
  • First in Canada to use a Belco™ scrubber which removes sulphuric acid and particulates
  • First in Canada to regenerate sulphuric acid onsite for use in the refining process.
  • First Canadian oil company to own and operate double hulled tankers.
    
    
• Fun fact: Our refinery team uses bicycles to get from one place to another inside the refinery.