Consumers' Co-operative Refineries Limited
(CCRL)
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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1935
- On May 27, 1935, the world’s first Co-operative Refinery went “on stream” as a 500 barrels-per-day Skimming Plant.
- In its first year of operation, CCRL had sales of $253,000 and achieved savings of $30,000.
- In 1939, CCRL signed a contract to build a Cracking Plant at a cost of some $250,000, which expanded production to 1,500 barrels per day.
- In 1944, CCRL and the Saskatchewan Co-operative Wholesale Society merged under the name Saskatchewan Federated Co-operatives Limited. Since then, CCRL has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Central Wholesale, which grew into Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL).
- On August 24, 1951, CCRL expanded to 5,000 barrels per day.
- In 1954, production more then doubled to 12,000 barrels per day in a $7.5 million expansion, with the addition of the Catalytic Cracker and several other processing units.
- June 18, 1960, CCRL celebrated its 25th year anniversary. Some 40,000 well wishers all over Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba came to CCRL to celebrate. It was the largest crowd ever to attend a single event in the history of Saskatchewan.
- By 1974, Refinery production had grown to 28,000 barrels per day. A phased $30 million expansion program was announced to bring the capacity up to 50,000 barrels per day.
- In the early 1980s, it was decided that an Upgrader would be integrated with CCRL’s existing refining units in order to secure the nation’s energy future by developing the vast resources of heavy oil.
- In 1985, construction began on the $700 million NewGrade Energy Incorporated Heavy Oil Upgrader. This was a jointly owned venture between CCRL and the Saskatchewan government.
- In November 1988, the integrated Co-op Refinery-Upgrader Complex went “on stream”.
- In 2003, construction was completed on the Refinery Expansion Project. This project has increased the typical crude processing rates of CCRL from 55,000 barrels per day to over 90,000 barrels per day.
- On November 1, 2007, CCRL purchased the Saskatchewan government's share of the NewGrade Energy Incorporated Heavy Oil Upgrader and the Complex became 100% co-operatively owned.
- On January 24, 2008, the CCRL Board of Directors approved another Expansion Project and associated revamps. The $1.9 billion project is scheduled for overall completion in 2012, with the required revamps to existing process units scheduled for completion in 2011.
- In recent years CCRL has implemented many projects to improve operational efficiency and meet product quality requirements for ultra-low sulphur fuels.
CCRL will continue to serve the Co-operative Retailing System in the future as it strives for continuous improvement in all aspects of operations including personnel safety, product quality, cost efficiency, equipment integrity, and responsible environmental management.
Copyright © 2005 [Consumers' Co-operative Refineries Limited]. All rights reserved.
