| Dartmouth Refinery | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| City | Dartmouth |
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| Operator | Imperial Oil |
| Owner(s) | Imperial Oil |
| Commissioned | 1918 |
| Capacity | 89,000 bbl/d (14,100 m3/d) |
| Number of employees | 200 |
| Number of oil tanks | 88 |
| Oil refining center | Halifax |
The Dartmouth Refinery is an oil refinery in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, owned by Imperial Oil. It is located on the eastern side of Halifax Harbour, and the crude oil arrives via ship. It covers a some 400 hectares (990 acres) area south of central Dartmouth, with the neighbourhood around it being known as Imperoyal.
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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 fleet. The site was originally the site of Fort Clarence, one of the forts guarding the harbour against attack.
On July 21, 2011 the refinery had to be temporarily shut dow 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]
The refinery currently processes some 89,000 barrels per day (14,100 m3/d). It is one of three refineries that supply almost all the heating oil and gasoline to Atlantic Canada, the others being the considerably larger Irving Oil refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick and the Come By Chance Refinery in Newfoundland. The Dartmouth refinery meets most of Nova Scotia's needs and provides oil and gas to all retail stations and bulk terminals in Nova Scotia. The refinery sells excess gasoline to the United States marketand employs some 200 people.