About Imperial

Imperial Oil is one of Canada’s largest corporations and a leading member of the country’s petroleum industry. We supply reliable and affordable energy to millions of people, providing fuels that generate heat, light and transportation and provide the building blocks for many products Canadians use every day.

Business segments

Resources (Upstream business) explores for and produces oil and natural gas.This division is a major developer of oil sands through the Cold Lake operation and holds a 25 percent interest in Syncrude. Development opportunities are being pursued through the Kearl oil sands project in northern Alberta, the Mackenzie gas and Ajurak projects in the Northwest Territories, in the Horn River Basin of northeastern British Columbia, and in offshore areas of Atlantic Canada.

Products and chemicals (Downstream business) manufactures, distributes and markets petroleum products.This division operates refineries in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Sarnia and Nanticoke, Ontario;and in Strathcona County, near Edmonton, Alberta. These refineries convert crude oil into more than 700 petroleum products to meet consumer demand. Our fuels marketing business provides essential fuels to industrial,wholesale and retail customers through more than 110 distribution terminals, and about 1,850 retail service stations.

Chemical business produces a range of petrochemical products, including polyethylene and specialized solvents, at manufacturing facilities in Sarnia and Dartmouth.

Imperial Oil is a Canadian corporation whose ownership is divided between public shareholders (30.4 percent of common shares) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (69.6 percent). Imperial Oil shares (IMO) are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE Amex LLC, a subsidiary of NYSE Euronext.