Nanticoke refinery

The Imperial Nanticoke refinery is a medium complexity refinery located on Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario in Eastern Canada.

It is 70% owned and operated by ExxonMobil through its Canadian subsidiary Imperial Oil.

Refinery configuration

Nanticoke is a medium complexity plant with asphalt production and a large FCC

Complexity: 9.3

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 114 kbpd

Vacuum distillation

FCC

Reformer - Continuous (CCR) unit

Naphtha hydrotreater

Distillate hydrotreater

FCC gasoline hydrotreater

Alkylation 

Asphalt plant 

Location

Concession 2 Wapole, Nanticoke, ON N0A 1L0, Canada

Nanticoke refinery website

Refinery history

1978 - Commissioned by Texaco Canada

1989 - Acquired by Imperial Oil subsidiary of ExxonMobil