Montreal East Refinery (Shell Canada)
View of the Distillation of crude oil unit (now defunct) from the Sherbrooke East street | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal East |
| Coordinates | 45°37′31″N 73°31′49″W / 45.62528°N 73.53028°W |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Shell Canada (Soon Delek US) |
| Owner(s) | Shell Canada (Soon Delek US) |
| Commissioned | 1933 |
| Capacity | 161,000 bbl/d (25,600 m3/d) |
| No. of employees | 100 |
| Refining units | alkylation, isomerisation, distillation of crude oil, hydrocracking, reforming catalytic, cracking catalytic, thermal catalytic, desulphuration |
| No. of oil tanks | 154 (discontinued use) |
| Oil refining center | Montreal |
The Montreal East Refinery (French: Raffinerie de Montréal-Est) was an oil refinery located in Montreal East and formerly Shell Canada's largest refinery. In October 2010, refinery operations permanently ceased and the facility was subsequently converted into a storage terminal.