Since the beginning of its refining and marketing operations in Canada in 1961, Ultramar has never stopped expanding. Here are some of the major dates in its history.

1961: Ultramar begins operations in Canada in Newfoundland under the Golden Eagle banner. The golden eagle has remain the Company’s logo ever since
1971: Official opening of the refinery in Lévis (St-Romuald)
1979: Acquisition of CFM (Canadian Fuel Marketers)
1983: Acquisition of Spur stations and opening of the catalytic cracking unit at the Lévis refinery
1986: Acquisition of Gulf’s assets in Eastern Canada
1989: Increase in refining capacity to 130,000 barrels (or 20.7 million litres) and addititon of the isomerization and desulphurization units
1990: Acquisition of Texaco’s assets in the Atlantic Provinces
1994: Acquisition of Sergaz service stations
1995: Beginning of Corner Store operations
1996: Acquisition of Sunoco service stations in Quebec and introduction of a new means of transportation: the unit train
1997: Production of jet fuel starts
2001: The Lévis (St-Romuald) refinery changes its name. It becomes the Jean-Gaulin Lévis refinery
2002: Increase in refining capacity to over 215,000 barrels (or 34 million litres) per day
2004: Implementation of a new gasoline desulphurization process to 30 ppm
2006: Start-up of the diesel desulphurization process to reduce sulphur content to 15 ppm
2008: Ultramar increases its refining capacity to over 265,000 barrels (or 41.5 million litres) per day