• Ranks first for return on investment among refineries in Canada
• Total throughput capacity of approximately 215,000 barrels per day (BPD)
• Products include gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, home heating oil, butane, #6 fuel oil and bitumen
• Employs approximately 490 individuals
• Located on 370 acres
• Commissioned in 1971, the refinery has had major upgrades since then

Overview
Our Jean Gaulin refinery in Quebec is one of the most modern and efficient refineries in North America. The refinery relies on foreign crude oil for feedstock, which is received by ship at its deepwater dock on the St. Lawrence River. Storage capacity is 8.7 million barrels for crude oil, intermediate and refined products and the plant can also accommodate liquefied petroleum gas in its pressurized storage vessels or tanks.

Output
Between 1998 and 2003, we completed several capital projects at our Jean Gaulin refinery, including the expansion of the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit, the addition of one crude unit -- resulting in a significant increase in throughput capacity, the expansion of the capacity of the tank truck loading racks, and the modernization of the waste water treatment facilities.  In order to reduce crude costs, we added acid crude processing to our capabilities. And we reduced the benzene content in our gasoline in order to meet government regulations and to meet our own high standards for respecting the environment and limiting our impact upon it. Major units at the refinery include:

• 171,000-BPD crude unit
• 48,000-BPD vacuum unit
• 66,000-BPD fluid catalytic cracking unit
• 66,000-BPD flexicracker
• 22,000-BPD naphtha reformer
• 20,000-BPD isomerization unit