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* Ownership: Imperial Oil (Exxon) | * Ownership: Imperial Oil (Exxon) | ||
* Website: http://www.imperialoil.ca/ (http://www.exxonmobil.com) | * Website: http://www.imperialoil.ca/ (http://www.exxonmobil.com) | ||
− | + | ** List of [[[Exxon Mobil Refineries]]] | |
* Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | * Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | ||
* Capacity: 4.1 million tons/annum & 82,000 bbl/day | * Capacity: 4.1 million tons/annum & 82,000 bbl/day | ||
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=== Refining Units === | === Refining Units === | ||
− | * | + | * Atmospheric Distillation, 13,037 M^^3^^/day |
* Vacuum Distilation, 6,677 M^^3^^/day | * Vacuum Distilation, 6,677 M^^3^^/day | ||
* Gasoline Desulphurisation | * Gasoline Desulphurisation |
Latest revision as of 11:37, 4 January 2021
Contents
Summary Information
- Ownership: Imperial Oil (Exxon)
- Website: http://www.imperialoil.ca/ (http://www.exxonmobil.com)
- List of [[[Exxon Mobil Refineries]]]
- Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
- Capacity: 4.1 million tons/annum & 82,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- The refinery was a small to medium sized, medium complexity refinery
- It was [[[Refineries That Are Closed Down | closed down in 2013]]]
Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation, 13,037 M^^3^^/day
- Vacuum Distilation, 6,677 M^^3^^/day
- Gasoline Desulphurisation
- Fluidised Catalytic Cracking, 4,928 M^^3^^/day
- Cat Reform, 1,590 M^^3^^/day
- Polymerization/ Alkyl-ation, 715 M^^3^^/day
- Asphalt 238 M^^3^^/day
- Sulphur, 53 M^^3^^/day
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- The refinery processes crudes from the North Sea, East Coast Canada, West Africa and the Middle East
- Like other Atlantic basin refineries it has a cost disadvantage
Products Produced
- The refinery produces a wide range of petroleum products, including gasoline, aviation fuel, diesel, home heating fuel, marine fuel, heavy fuel oil and asphalt.
Ongoing Projects
- -
Other Information
- Because the refinery is very old and relatively small, Imperial Oil is considering selling or closing it
History
- 1918 - Refinery begins production
- 1989 - Imperial Oil acquired the refinery from Texaco
- 2003 - Gasoline Desulphurisation unit start up
- 2012 - Imperial announced it will market the refinery and related supply terminals to prospective buyers in the coming months and consider conversion to a terminal
- 2013 - Imperial announces the refinery's closure
Links
- Refinery Webpage
- Imperial Oil refineries select ExxonMobil process for lower sulphur
- Imperial Oil's Dartmouth refinery now producing low-sulphur gasoline following $80 million refit
- 2009 PETROLEUM REFINERIES IN CANADA
- Dartmouth Refinery Future Looks Bleak
- Imperial Oil evaluating the future of its Dartmouth Refinery
- Imperial Oil to Convert Dartmouth Refinery to Terminal