Imperial Oil now producing low-sulphur gasoline across Canada
November 26 2003 - 11:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Imperial Oil now producing low-sulphur gasoline across Canada
TORONTO, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canada's largest
producer and marketer of gasoline announced today that it is now
producing low-sulphur gasoline at all its refineries across Canada.
Over $600 million, 18 months of construction, and the efforts of
more than 2,000 people have enabled Imperial Oil to reduce the
sulphur content of its gasoline by over 90 percent, to 30 parts per
million(ppm), more than a year ahead of government regulations. In
June 1999, the Canadian government called for the sulphur levels in
gasoline to be reduced to an average of 30 ppm by January 1, 2005.
"We are very pleased to now be producing low-sulphur gasoline
across the country," said Brian Fischer, Senior Vice-President,
Products & Chemicals at Imperial Oil. "Sulphur reduction is the
latest step in the continuous improvement of gasoline quality and
the introduction of low-sulphur gasoline will mean fewer emissions
from the tailpipe and cleaner air for all of us." At an event held
at an Esso service station in Toronto this morning, Vice-President
of General Motors of Canada Limited, David Paterson, was on hand to
help recognize Imperial Oil's accomplishments in the advanced
introduction of low-sulphur gasoline. "Fuel quality is increasingly
important with today's advanced vehicle emissions control
technology," Paterson said. "Lower sulphur fuel is one important
step towards ensuring advanced vehicle emissions systems operate at
their optimal levels and we continue to work with Imperial on other
fuel improvements for the benefit of our shared customers and the
environment." Ian Morton, Executive Director of the Clean Air
Foundation, was also at this morning's event and commended Imperial
Oil on meeting this milestone. "We applaud every step taken that
further contributes to cleaner air and cleaner communities across
Canada. As a partner with Imperial Oil in the Car Heaven program -
an initiative to encourage Canadians to get their older, high-
polluting cars off the road permanently - we're pleased to see them
take this step." "I welcome the efforts of Imperial Oil in
producing and marketing low sulphur gasoline," said the Honourable
David Anderson, Canada's Minister of the Environment. "Cleaner
gasoline together with our regulatory initiatives for low emissions
vehicles and small engines will deliver health and environmental
benefits across Canada." Imperial Oil is Canada's largest
integrated oil company and its largest refiner and marketer of
petroleum products. Imperial Oil has four refineries in Canada:
Dartmouth, NS; Nanticoke, ON; Sarnia, ON; and Strathcona, AB.
DATASOURCE: Imperial Oil Limited CONTACT: Public Affairs, Imperial
Oil, (416) 968-4875
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