Quebec City refinery

Also known as: 

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

Quebec city is a medium complexity refinery relying on an RCC for bottoms conversion

Complexity: 7.7

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 265 kbpd

Vacuum distillation 

RCC 

Reformer - Two units: one Continuous (CCR) unit, and one Semiregen unit

Naphtha hydrotreater 

Kerosene hydrotreater 

Distillate hydrotreater 

FCC gasoline hydrotreater 

C5/C6 Isomerization 

Polymerization 

Employees: 500

Land: 370 acres

Location

165, chemin des Îles, Lévis, Québec G6V 7M5

Quebec City refinery website

Refinery history

1971 - Refinery commissioned by Ultramar

1996 - Ultramar merged with Diamond Shamrock

2002 - Ultramar Diamond Shamrock acquired by Valero