- Come By Chance Refinery
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Come By Chance Refinery Country Canada Province Newfoundland and Labrador City Come By Chance Refinery details Operator North Atlantic Refining Owner(s) North Atlantic Refining Commissioned 1973 Capacity 115,000 bbl/d (18,300 m3/d) Number of employees 550 Refining units alkylation, isomerisation, distillation of crude oil, hydrocracking, reforming catalytic, cracking catalytic, desulphuration Number of oil tanks 49 Come By Chance Refinery (also known as North Atlantic Refinery) is a crude oil refinery located in Come By Chance in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has a refinery capacity of 115,000 barrels per day (18,300 m3/d). It is operated by North Atlantic Refining, owned by Korea National Oil Corporation, and is one of the biggest employers in the province.[citation needed]
History
The refinery was built by Shaheen Resources in 1971–1973. It was operated in 1973–1976 until the bankruptcy of Shaheen Resources. The refinery was restarted in 1986 by Newfoundland Processing Ltd. In August 1994, the Vitol Refining Group purchased the refinery and the operating company North Atlantic Refining was founded. In October 2006, Calgary-based Harvest Energy Trust purchased North Atlantic Refining for $1.6 billion, and in October 2009, the company was purchased by Korea National Oil Corporation.[1]
References
- ^ "History of the Refinery at Come by Chance". North Atlantic Refining. http://www.northatlantic.ca/history.asp. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
External links
Categories:- 1973 establishments
- Oil refineries in Canada
- Petroleum stubs
- Newfoundland and Labrador stubs
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