Husky Lloydminster Refinery
 Interactive map of Cenovus Lloydminster Refinery | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Cenovus Energy |
| Owner | Cenovus Energy |
| Opened | 1947 |
| Capacity | 29,000 barrels per day (4,600 m3/d) |
| Refining center | Lloydminster |
The Cenovus Lloydminster Refinery, formerly the Husky Lloydminster Refinery, is a 29,000 barrels per day (4,600 m3/d) oil refinery[1]: 19 located in the Canadian city of Lloydminster, a border-straddling city incorporated by the provinces of Alberta (west side) and Saskatchewan (east side) as a single city with a single municipal administration. The refinery was built in the Alberta side of Lloydminster in 1947 by Husky Energy, who owned and operated the plant until January 2021, when Husky was purchased by Cenovus Energy.[2]
The refinery provides oil products, primarily 30 different grades of road asphalt 13,400 barrels per day (2,130 m3/d), as well as light and kerosene distillates, atmospheric gas oil, light and heavy vacuum gas oils (VGO). This refinery is Canada's largest asphalt supplier.[1]: 19
The Cenovus Lloydminster Refinery is often confused with the nearby Cenovus Lloydminster Upgrader, which was originally known as the Bi-Provincial Upgrader in recognition of the ownership shares of the governments of Canada (31.7%), Alberta (24.2%) and Saskatchewan (17.5%);[3] later renamed the Husky Lloydminster Upgrader,[1]: 8, 34–35 after the government partners were bought out in 1994 (Canada and Alberta) and 1998 (Saskatchewan).[4] The upgrader was also built by Husky Energy, 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of the refinery, some 0.7 km (0.4 mi) beyond the Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster, in an industrial complex which includes the Meridian Power Station and the Husky Lloydminster Ethanol Plant.
The asphalt is mined in Geological formation sub-unit Lloydminster Sand of the Mannville Group, a Stratigraphic range in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin.[5]
See also
[edit]Other refineries in Alberta / Saskatchewan:
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "4.3 - Downstream". Husky Energy Annual Report 2011 (PDF) (Report). Husky Energy. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ Morgan, Geoffrey (25 October 2020). "Cenovus to buy Husky for $3.8 billion to create Canada's No.3 energy company". Financial Post. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "Alberta, Ottawa Bail Out of Upgrader". Oil & Gas Journal. 15 August 1994. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ Boyle, Ted (19 February 1998). "Saskatchewan Announces Sale of Interest in Bi-Provincial Upgrader" (Press release). Crown Investments Corporation. Archived from the original on 19 May 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ Qi Jiang; Bruce Thornton; Jen Russel-Houston; Steve Spence. Review of Thermal Recovery Technologies for the Clearwater and Lower Grand Rapids Formations in the Cold Lake Area in Alberta (PDF). Canadian International Petroleum Conference. Osum Oil Sands Corp. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2013.