Sarnia (Suncor) refinery

The Suncor Sarnia refinery is a small, medium complexity refinery located in Sarnia, Ontario in Eastern Canada.

It is 100% owned and operated by Suncor.

Refinery configuration

Sarnia is a very complex plant with base oil production, as well as an RCC and a hydrocracker

Complexity: 14.0

Major process units:

Atmospheric distillation - 85 kbpd

Vacuum distillation 

RCC 

Hydrocracker 

Reformer - Semiregen unit

Naphtha hydrotreater 

Kerosene hydrotreater 

Distillate hydrotreater 

FCC gasoline hydrotreater 

Alkylation 

Aromatics extraction 

Base oil plant 

Asphalt plant 

Location

1900 St Clair Pkwy, Sarnia, ON N7T 7J3, Canada

Sarnia refinery website

Refinery history

1953 - Refinery commissioned by Sun Company of Canada

1979 - Sun Company of Canada combined with Great Canadian Oil Sands to form Suncor

2009 - PetroCanada merged into Suncor