Irving closes Whitegate refinery purchase

Sept. 9, 2016
Irving Oil Ltd., Saint John, NB, has closed its purchase of the 71,000-b/d Whitegate refinery near Cork, Ireland, from Phillips 66.

Irving Oil Ltd., Saint John, NB, has closed its purchase of the 71,000-b/d Whitegate refinery near Cork, Ireland, from Phillips 66 (OGJ Online, Aug. 3, 2016).

Irving said it plans to continue full operation of the refinery and maintain the existing workforce.

Whitegate is Ireland’s only refinery.