Canada: Running out of gas

Refinery problems cause fuel shortage across Western Canada

EDMONTON — A mysterious problem at Imperial Oil’s Strathcona County refinery continued yesterday, choking off gas supply to Esso stations across Western Canada for the second day in a row.

In addition to several local service stations, fuel shortages have also been reported at Esso stations in B.C., Saskatchewan and Manitoba.


“Nothing has changed. We’re still working on addressing the issue and fuel shortages will be sporadic,” Imperial spokesman Gordon Wong said yesterday.

Imperial — Canada’s biggest oil producer and refinery — has be reducing the amount of fuel sent to its retailers since Feb. 24.

Winnipeg Sun