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Sarnia’s Chemical Valley: an Overview

Courtesy of Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership (2015) Sarnia-Lambton’s Refining and Petrochemical centre has its roots in the oil fields of Lambton County. In 1857 the discovery of crude oil at Oil Springs, just south of the Town of Petrolia, led to the establishment of several refineries. The presence of a large [...]

Ron Smith2015-08-21T14:51:24-04:00August 21st, 2015|Comments Off

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Shell Canada

Shell Canada

Synopsis courtesy of Shell (2015) Shell’s Sarnia Manufacturing Centre is located on the St. Clair Parkway, about ten kilometres south of Sarnia between Froomfield and Corunna. The plant employees 350 full-time employees and has a capacity of 75,000 barrels of crude oil daily. Its products include gasoline, distillates, liquid petroleum [...]

Ron Smith2015-08-21T14:48:28-04:00August 21st, 2015|Comments Off