Air quality approval renewed for Irving Oil refinery

The provincial government will issue a new Class 1 air quality approval for the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John.

Release

Department of Environment and Local Government

June 11, 2025

FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government will issue a new Class 1 air quality approval for the Irving Oil refinery in Saint John.

The refinery processes about 313,000 barrels of crude oil per day into various petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, propane and home heating oil.

The company's current approval expires on July 15, with the new five-year approval taking effect on July 16. The approval follows a public consultation process that included a public review, which ran from Jan. 15 to May 16.

The information, along with approval conditions, can be viewed on the Department of Environment and Local Government website or at any regional office of the department.

Class 1 major industries are required to comply with the Air Quality Regulation under the Clean Air Act, and to operate under the terms and conditions established in the approval to operate.

 

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Vicky Lutes, communications, Department of Environment and Local Government, [email protected].