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Country | Canada |
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Province | Nova Scotia |
City | Dartmouth |
Coordinates | 44°38′34.8″N 63°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.