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Country | Canada |
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Province | Nova Scotia |
City | Dartmouth |
Coordinates | 44°38′34.8″N63°31′54.9″W / 44.643000°N 63.531917°W Coordinates: 44°38′34.8″N63°31′54.9″W / 44.643000°N 63.531917°W |
Refinery details | |
Operator | Imperial Oil |
Owner(s) | Imperial Oil |
Commissioned | 1918 |
Decommissioned | 2013 |
Capacity | 89,000 bbl/d (14,100 m3/d) |
No. of employees | 200 |
No. of oil tanks | 88 |
Oil refining center | Halifax |
The Dartmouth Refinery is a former oil refinery in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, owned by Imperial Oil. It was located on the eastern side of Halifax Harbour, and the crude oil arrived via ship. It covered some 400 hectares (990 acres) south of central Dartmouth, with the neighbourhood around it being known as Imperoyal.
The refinery was founded in 1918, in part to meet the burgeoning needs of the First World War. It played an important role in the Second World War, providing the fuel for much of the Allied North Atlantic convoys. The site was originally the site of Fort Clarence, one of the eighteenth-century forts guarding the harbour against attack.
On July 21, 2011, the refinery was temporarily shut down due to damage sustained during an electrical storm. Scheduled maintenance was moved ahead to coincide with the repairs. Meanwhile, some fuel suppliers in the refinery's service area closed down due to a lack of supply and the wholesale price for gasoline in New York rose marginally. [1] [2]
On June 19, 2013, Imperial Oil announced that the company would be converting the refinery to a marine terminal planned for later in 2013. [3] As a result, sales of Bunker fuel to commercial shippers in the Port of Halifax were phased out, [4] asphalt and the production of butane and propane ended. [5]
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