Dartmouth Refinery

Dartmouth Refinery
Dartmouth Refinery is located in Nova Scotia
Dartmouth Refinery
Location of the Dartmouth Refinery in Nova Scotia
CountryCanada
ProvinceNova Scotia
CityDartmouth
Coordinates44°38′34.8″N 63°31′54.9″W / 44.643000°N 63.531917°W / 44.643000; -63.531917
Refinery details
OperatorImperial Oil
Owner(s)Imperial Oil
Commissioned1918 (1918)
Decommissioned2013
Capacity89,000 bbl/d (14,100 m3/d)
No. of employees200
No. of oil tanks88
Oil refining centerHalifax

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.