Quebec City refinery
Also known as:
Jean Gaulin
Jean Gaulin
Quebec City is a large, medium-complexity refinery located on the St. Lawrence River in Quebec City, Quebec, in Eastern Canada.
It is 100% owned and operated by Valero.
Refinery configuration
Refinery configuration
Quebec city is a medium complexity refinery relying on an RCC for bottoms conversion
Complexity: 7.7
Major process units:
Major process units:
Atmospheric distillation - 265 kbpd
Reformer - Two units: one Continuous (CCR) unit, and one Semiregen unit
Employees: 500
Land: 370 acres
Refinery history
Refinery history
1971 - Refinery commissioned by Ultramar
1996 - Ultramar merged with Diamond Shamrock
2002 - Ultramar Diamond Shamrock acquired by Valero