Burnaby Refinery
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | British Columbia |
| City | Burnaby |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Chevron Corporation |
| Owner(s) | Chevron Corporation |
| Commissioned | 1935 |
| Capacity | 55,000 bbl/d (8,700 m3/d) |
| No. of oil tanks | 45[1] |
| Oil refining center | Burnaby |
The Burnaby Refinery is an oil refinery located in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada owned by Chevron. The facility refines crude and synthetic oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuels, asphalts, heating fuels, heavy fuel oils, butanes, and propane. Crude is supplied to the facility from Northern British Columbia and Alberta through the 1,200-kilometre Kinder Morgan Pipe Line.[2][3] The refinery is divided into Area 1 (the original site) now used for offices and oil storage and Area 2 the modern refining area.[4]
References
- ↑ "September 2004 News Letter" (PDF). Professional Engineers and Geo-scientists of BC. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "Chevron Canada Limited's Burnaby Refinery". Chevron Canada Limited. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "Chevron plans work at Burnaby refinery for October". Vancouver Sun. 8 Aug 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "Burnaby oil refinery at earthquake risk". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Mar 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
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Coordinates: 49°17′27″N 122°59′48″W / 49.29083°N 122.99667°W
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