Fuelling farms, feeding families

We’re an important part of a shared journey that travels from our refinery to your fuel tank. We’re proud to play a role in fuelling the Western Canadian economy. We Fuel Western Canada.

Award-winning project

The Wastewater Improvement Project (WIP) is a $200-million project that gives the CRC the capability of reusing its wastewater for the purpose of steam production – the only refinery in North America to have that capability. The WIP reduces freshwater consumption by 28 per cent, which is the equivalent of 3,100 households in Regina.

Since its inception in 2016, the environmental mega-project has become an award-winning and industry-leading initiative fueled by the CRC’s commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.

Economic Impact

The CRC operates on 800 acres in northeast Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The facility is large economic driver in the city employing more than 1,000 people and reinvesting millions of dollars for capital and annual maintenance projects.

The CRC distributes up to 17 million litres of fuel every day to Co-op Gas Bars and Cardlocks throughout Western Canada. It fuels consumers and industry – including agriculture and transportation.

Production

The CRC processes up to 130,000 barrels of crude oil every day. It can process three types of crude oil: sour crude, sweet synthetic crude and heavy crude.

Processed crude is used to produce gasoline, diesel, propane, butane, sulphur, heavy fuel oil, smelting grade coke and asphalt.

The CRC also blends and distributes packaged private-label oil and lubricant products, such as motor oil.

History

Formerly known as Consumers’ Co-operative Refineries Limited, the refinery began processing 500 barrels of crude oil per day in May 1935.

A catalytic cracking unit was added in 1951 to produce gasoline out of low-value petroleum and the first heavy-oil upgrader in Canada came on stream in 1988.

Completed in 2012, a $3 billion expansion project, the largest capital project in Saskatchewan history at the time, increased capacity to 130,000 barrels per day.