Irving Oil, the operator of the country's largest refinery, is aiming to begin receiving more crude from Western Canada — delivered to New Brunswick in tanker ships — starting this summer. "Over the ... next few weeks here, we'll be acquiring crude oil, organizing shipping and then finalizing the approvals for those ships to transport the crude oil," said Kevin Scott, chief refining and supply officer for Irving Oil. (CBC)"Part of this is really opening up the option for us to run more Canadian crude," Scott said. Alberta Energy Minister Sonya Savage said Friday she is glad Irving Oil will begin using more Western Canadian crude, adding that Alberta produces enough to supply the country. "Today we run some synthetic crude oil, which is lighter, from from Western Canada," he said.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2020 20:12 UTC