The Burnaby Refinery is an

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located in the city of

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, Canada owned by Parkland Fuel Corp. The facility refines crude and

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into

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, asphalts, heating fuels, heavy fuel oils,

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, and

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. Crude oil is supplied to the facility from Northern British Columbia and Alberta through the 1,200-kilometre

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Pipe Line. The refinery is divided into Area 1 (the original site) now used for offices and oil storage and Area 2 the modern refining area. The refinery has a

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of 9.1 Former and original owner-operator

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sold its Canadian assets to Parkland Fuel Corp for C$1.46 billion ($1.09 billion) in April 2017, including 129 gasoline stations, three terminals and the Burnaby oil refinery. According to the

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, the refinery completed a major turnaround in Spring 2020.

History

The refinery was established in 1935 by Standard Oil of California as one of few heavy industries in the area at that time - 2000 bbls/day. Major expansion took place in the mid 1950s to 11,000 bbls/day as part of post war BC building boom. Further capacity increases in the mid 1970s to 35,000 bbls/day including a steady advancement in technology. Other lower mainland refineries were converted to terminals in the early 1990s with production transferred to Alberta.

References

External links

Parkland Company Web-site

Former Chevron Company Web-site
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