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 ISUS gives you the latest news on Irving Oil.
Irving Oil and Mainway did a thorough analysis on coffee roasts to develop key blends that specifically appeal to their target customer groups.
Irving Oil, founded in 1924, is a regional energy processing, transporting and marketing company serving customers in Eastern Canada, Quebec and New England.
Irving Oil's network of retail stores, most of which operate under the Mainway brand name, offers customers a variety of products and services, including grocery, convenience and snack items, fresh foods and baked goods, in addition to fuel.
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 K.C. Irving Summary
Irving also sensed that success in a region of marginal economic importance was best secured by clustering similar industries, thereby capturing synergies and economies of scale hitherto enjoyed only by large outside corporations such as Ford and Imperial.
Irving California Co. Ltd., for instance, controlled the transshipment of oil destined for his Saint John refinery; the Canadian Government unsuccessfully alleged that this allowed Irving to skim another layer of profit from his trade in oil.
Irving died on December 13, 1992, in Saint John and was buried in Bermuda.
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 Welcome to Irvingoil.com
Irving Oil donates $110,000 to Fuel the Care Program More t...
Irving Oil donates $50,000 to FUEL THE CARE Program...
Founded in 1924 by K.C. Irving, Irving Oil is a family-owned and privately-held regional energy processing, transporting, and marketing company headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, with US marketing operations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
www.irvingoil.com   (118 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Irving Oil Submits EIS for Liquefied Natural Gas Facility
Irving Canaport is situated in the most densely industrialized region north of Boston and is closer by ship than Houston to ports in Venezuela, Brazil, the North Sea and West Africa.
Irving Canaport was expanded in the 1970s and was completely modernized in the late 1990s.
The Irving Canaport terminal is connected by pipelines to the Irving Oil Refinery five miles away.
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=11821   (555 words)

  
 CNW Group
Irving Oil operates Canada's largest refinery, in Saint John, N.B., which is located 65 miles north of the border of the U.S. and has reached production rates in excess of 300,000 barrels per day.
Irving Oil would engage the public and the community-at-large in conducting open, meaningful and responsive public involvement opportunities to understand and address concerns that may arise.
Irving Oil would then work with the responsible government agencies and departments to secure the permits, authorizations, licenses and other approvals required for the project to proceed to construction.
www.newswire.ca /en/releases/archive/October2006/05/c5390.html   (3308 words)

  
 The Saga of the Sinking and Raising of the Irving Whale
The oil company knew that the laws regarding the leakage were on its side and the government was nearly powerless to impose sanctions.
Frustrated by the magnitude of recent oil spills and the lack of accountability in the industry, the Minister of Transportation used the numerous spills as a basis for tabling new legislation in the House of Commons.
Included was a proposal to examine the wreck of the Irving Whale and "a decision made as to whether or not to remove the oil and/or raise the barge." The government tendered two assessments on the status of the Irving Whale to private salvage firms.
www.ucs.mun.ca /~rsexty/business8107/irving.htm   (6476 words)

  
 Irving Oil
Irving formed a partnership with Standard Oil of California who had refinery expertise and a secure crude supply and in 1960, the Irving Oil Refinery was officially opened in Saint John.
Irving Oil Corporation, our U.S. sister Company, was formed in the 1980's when our Company established a foothold in the New England retail market.
Irving Oil was named the first and only gasoline refiner and marketer in the country to receive the approval of Canada's leading auto manufacturers for its gasolines.
www.careerbeacon.com /corpprof/irvingoil/irvingoil.html   (712 words)

  
 Triple Point News: Irving Oil Selects Triple Point's Tempest XL to Manage Risks and Streamline Operations
Irving Oil's operations include a 250,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery and a network of over 800 retail locations in North America.
"Irving Oil's Saint John refinery is the largest in Canada and one of the most sophisticated," said Peter F. Armstrong, president, Triple Point Technology, Inc. "Tempest XL will provide Irving Oil with a complete front- to back-office solution to manage workflows, streamline operations, and manage the risks inherent in today's oil markets.
Irving Oil's 250,000 barrel per day Saint John Refinery is Canada's largest, and it produces fuels years ahead of environmental regulations.
www.tpt.com /news/index.asp?c=xml/pr1922003.xml   (590 words)

  
 Irving Oil Limited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the interim, Irving Oil is required to operate under stringent SO emissions limits on the Sulphur Block, to increase dispersion from the Sulphur Recovery Unit Stacks, to install and operate a new monitor on Midwood Avenue and to operate within the requirements of the Air Quality Regulation.
Irving Oil is required to continue to measure fugitive emissions of VOCs in accordance with the "Environmental Code of Practice for the Measurement and Control of Fugitive Emissions from Equipment Leaks" (Condition 62).
The Department recently received a letter from Irving Oil outlining their plan to construct a new Tail Gas Unit, which is to bring the emissions of sulphur dioxide from the Sulphur Block to levels expected under the EIA for the Refinery Upgrade Project.
www.gnb.ca /0009/0355/0005/D-4904_E-IntSum.html   (9484 words)

  
 Irving Oil Profile
The purpose of the modelling studies was to provide Irving Oil Limited and the department with an assessment of the effect of the proposed changes in sulphur dioxide and particulate matter emissions and as a tool to aid in the selection of the heights of new stacks.
Irving Oil Limited anticipates that there will be reductions from the pre-upgrade total emissions from the facility in excess of 25 percent.
In the EIA Registration document Irving Oil Limited committed to emissions from the wet scrubber that would be equal to or less than 50 mg/Nm which equates to a maximum emission rate of 1,000 kilograms per day.
www.gnb.ca /0009/0355/0005/IOL_Profile.html   (10688 words)

  
 irvingoil
In 1937 the IRVING Oil Corporation issued a special commemorative logo honouring King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
The IRVING OIL company produced a wide variety of colorful travel-guides and road maps.
IRVING OIL during their special "CRUISIN 2 WIN" promotion in 2004.
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 Newswise
Irving Oil and the New England Aquarium are working together to find practical, science-based solutions to problems facing right whales.
Irving’s involvement has included not only ongoing financial support, but the significant investment of senior staff time, and most importantly leadership in the shipping and business communities.
Irving Oil will be distributing right whale stickers, posters, and bookmarks in its Bluecanoe and Mainway convenience stores throughout Atlantic Canada and New England.
www.newswise.com /articles/view/515379   (1083 words)

  
 The Globe and Mail
But there were plenty of queries from managers at the oil company in the past two years as about 150 of them were told to take off their hard hats and spend three days sharing ideas on how to improve their leadership skills.
Irving and a group of senior executives formed the first group to go through the course and decided the training would be an investment in the company's people.
Irving is the first Canadian company to receive the annual award, which examines a refiner's environmental performance, ability to produce clean fuel and investment in facilities and employees.
www.forum.com /Placements/globeandmailstory.html   (1608 words)

  
 Irving Oil's Saint John Refinery reaches two billion barrel milestone : ArriveNet Press Releases : Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Irving Oil now represents 64% of Canada's petroleum product exports to the US, 19% of all US gasoline imports, and 55% of New Brunswick's foreign exports.
Irving Oil has invested over two billion dollars upgrading its refinery prior to the recent investor interest in this industry segment.
Founded in 1924 by K.C. Irving, Irving Oil is a regional refining and marketing company that serves the Eastern Canadian and US Northeast market with a range of fuels and related products and services.
press.arrivenet.com /business/article.php/759999.html   (781 words)

  
 Irving Oil v. Maine Aviation
At a minimum, they contend that their tenancy is at will and that the District Court erred in evicting them because Irving failed to proceed in compliance with 14 M.R.S.A. Because of the absence of any written sublease between MAC and defendants, they can claim no estate greater than a tenancy at will.
Irving's request for forcible entry and detainer was properly granted.
Irving responds with the contention that the invoices were only sent as a temporary accommodation to defendants while bids for the use of the land were being solicited.
www.courts.state.me.us /opinions/documents/98me16ir.htm   (1622 words)

  
 Babson and Irving Oil Team Up for Fourth Consecutive Year
Irving will be presenting door prizes and contest give-a-ways to attendees of these events.
Founded in 1924, Irving Oil is a regional refining, and marketing company serving customers in New England and Eastern Canada with a range of finished energy products, including gasoline, diesel, home heating fuel, jet fuel and complementary products and services.
In 2003, Irving Oil became the first oil company to win a USEPA Clean Air Excellence award for its low sulphur gasoline.
www3.babson.edu /Newsroom/Releases/BabsonIrving11-06.cfm   (384 words)

  
 Irving Oil supports greenhouse treaty
The position of the president of Irving Oil is remarkable, as a dissenting voice from one of the industry's major players.
Irving says his company is ahead of the curve, and well-positioned to to comply with Kyoto, pointing out that Irving Oil has been selling low-sulphur gasoline for years.
Irving says his company is prepared to go along with any Kyoto implementation plan the federal government develops.
www.propertyrightsresearch.org /irving_oil_supports_greenhouse_t.htm   (1155 words)

  
 Irving Oil revives Eastern Canada LNG plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Parker said Irving continued to talk with ChevronTexaco and other energy companies about jointly developing the LNG terminal, which would be built in the ice-free, deep-water Canaport.
Irving's Canaport has an oil terminal that brings in crude oil from South America, the North Sea and West Africa for use at its nearby Saint John refinery, which at 250,000 barrels a day is Canada's biggest.
Irving Oil, based in Saint John, New Brunswick, is owned by New Brunswick's wealthy Irving family.
www.electricityforum.com /news/jun03/irvingoil.html   (392 words)

  
 RIGZONE - Irving & Repsol to Develop LNG Terminal at Irving Canaport
Irving Oil and Repsol will work together to develop the LNG receiving terminal at Irving Canaport, in Saint John, New Brunswick.
On August 6, 2004, Irving Oil received approval for this project, becoming the first to receive regulatory approval among LNG projects currently proposed for the East Coast.
We're very proud that Irving Oil, a New Brunswick company, was the first to recognize and create this opportunity, and we're pleased that a global energy leader also appreciates the short and long-term potential for the region."
www.rigzone.com /news/article.asp?a_id=16665   (420 words)

  
 Resource Investor - Energy - Irving Oil Plans to Build Second Refinery
The first Irving refinery is the largest in Canada, and is also the country's largest exporter of gasoline.
A spokeswoman for Irving Oil Ltd. wouldn't formally confirm the report, but did say her firm is ''always looking for opportunities to grow the community through the energy sector.''
Irving Oil and Repsol, a Spanish-based energy firm, are planning to build an LNG receiving terminal in the area.
www.resourceinvestor.com /pebble.asp?relid=24440   (748 words)

  
 Refinery project needs financial partner, Irving says
Irving Oil executives have confirmed they are studying the feasibility of building a second oil refinery in Saint John.
CBC News reported Wednesday that the company is interested in building a large oil refinery on hundreds of hectares of land it recently purchased near Red Head, east of Saint John.
Analysts say Irving is well positioned to be the first to build a new refinery and the company has convenient access to the huge market on the U.S. eastern seaboard.
www.cbc.ca /canada/new-brunswick/story/2006/10/05/nb-refinery2.html   (1656 words)

  
 Irving Oil Cup - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
On behalf of the Gander Minor Hockey Association and the Host Organizing Committee for the Bantam Irving Oil Challenge Cup, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all players, coaches, officials, parents and fans.
The support and guidance that Irving Oil has dedicated to Bantam Hockey is greatly appreciated.
Congratulations to all of the teams who will be coming to Gander to represent their provinces at this year’s Irving Oil Challenge Cup.
www.irvingoilcup.com   (331 words)

  
 Irving Oil signs up for U.S. card processing services with Paymentech Archived Press Release | Newsroom | Chase ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A regional energy processing, transporting and marketing company focusing on customer service and supply chain management, Irving Oil serves customers in New England, Eastern Canada, and Quebec.
The processing services provided by Paymentech, will enable Irving Oil to improve customer service by reducing card transaction processing time, improving reliability, and expanding card acceptance.
Irving Oil's network of retail stores throughout Eastern Canada and New England offers customers a variety of products and services, including grocery and snack items, baked goods, and convenience items, in addition to fuel.
www.paymentech.com /newprerel2002irvoil.do   (449 words)

  
 IRVING OIL RECEIVES LNG RECEIVING TERMINAL PERMIT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Irving Oil has received approval for its Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and Multi-Purpose Pier Project, becoming the first to receive regulatory approval among LNG prjects currently proposed for the East Coast.
After a thorough, three-year permitting process that assessed the project's environmental impact and benefits and included extensive consultation with stakeholders and government, the company is pleased that the government of New Brunswick and the federal government have given their approval to this project.
Irving Oil anticipates the LNG receiving terminal to be operational in 2007.
www.csdecisions.com /article/6126   (337 words)

  
 Irving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Washington Irving, U.S. author of the early 19th Century
Irving David Rubin, former Jewish Defense League leader
Irving, a magic sword belonging to Joe the Barbarian in Jack Chalker's Dancing Gods series of fantasy novels.
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The Canadian Press reports that Irving Oil plans to build a second refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, a move that could bolster fuel supplies in neighboring Maine.
The first Irving refinery in Saint John is Canada's largest, and is also the country's largest exporter of gasoline.
She said she understands that anywhere from 80% to 90% of the state's motor fuel is supplied from Irving.
www.wcsh6.com /news/article.aspx?storyid=42673   (256 words)

  
 Resource Investor - Energy - Irving Oil Gets Clearance for Major Tax Break
The city of Saint John has voted to give Irving Oil, owner and operator of Canada's largest oil refinery, a fixed property-tax rate of C$500,000 per year for the terminal for the next 25 years.
Officials with Irving Oil told the city the terminal would not be built in the Saint John area if they did not get a property-tax concession.
The rich and powerful Irving family owns numerous businesses in New Brunswick and along the eastern seaboard, including the refinery and gas stations, pulp and paper and forestry operations, shipping and trucking firms, and hardware and food companies.
www.resourceinvestor.com /pebble.asp?relid=10457   (809 words)

  
 Irving Oil facing class-action suit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The motion filed by Option Consommateurs claims that on May 25, 2004, the Court of Appeal in Montreal ordered Irving Oil to reimburse $884,779 overcharged taxes.
"In its judgment, the Court reveals that from January 1993 to December 1997, the oil company charged customers taxes which were higher than what was permitted under the law at its service stations located near the Quebec/New Brunswick border," the group said in a statement.
Irving Oil is one of Canada's biggest refiners and convenience store operators.
www.csdecisions.com /article/10973   (445 words)

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