Come By Chance Refinery

Come By Chance Refinery
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]

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