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Imperial Nanticoke refinery restarts
| Calgary, AB,
February 28, 2007
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Imperial Nanticoke refinery has restarted crude oil processing at reduced
rates. Full return to normal refinery operations is expected as planned by
mid-March.
Recent apportionments to customers of distillate
fuel and gasoline are easing but limitations are still in place as the
refining system rebalances and transportation logistics improve. All efforts
are being made to secure additional supply for the Ontario market from trading
partners and suppliers in other Canadian and US markets but the industry
supply situation in Ontario remains very tight.
Imperial is
continuing to coordinate deliveries to commercial and retail customers to
ensure priority needs such as emergency services, home heating customers and
other critical demands continue to be met. Home heat customers are not at
risk of product shortages as a result.
"Our employees are
working around the clock to make the necessary repairs to the damaged unit,
find additional supplies for the Ontario market and manage critical needs."
said Simon Smith, Imperial's Vice-president and General Manager of Fuels
Marketing. "We recognize the severity of this incident but the situation is
improving and we are doing everything in our power to minimize the duration
and impact to our customers."
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