The company says it plans to maintain the refinery, which is a key source of gasoline for the
“We are maintaining the refinery in ready-mode...which positions us to recommence processing once sufficient crude oil feedstocks become available”,
Parkland said its blending, shipping, terminal, and rack activities remain operational. It said this enables fuels to be off-loaded from ships and rail directly into the refinery, from where they can be stored and distributed.
The refinery can process about 55,000 barrels a day of crude and synthetic oil into gasoline, diesel, jet fuels, asphalts, heating fuels, heavy fuel oils, butanes, and propane.
The company that owns the
Concerns about gasoline shortages led the B.C. government to limit drivers to 30 litres per fill up at gas stations and to encourage people to limit their travel.
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