S. "The USCA agrees with the USDA's recommendation to keep
total fat intake moderate and to consume mainly healthy fats that come from
sources such as vegetables oils low in saturated fat. As a result of my grandfather's commitment, my father and uncle, and the
thousands of dedicated men and women who shared my grandfather's vision, we
have accomplished a lot.
- 1970 - The company builds Irving Canaport, the first deepwater port in
the Western Hemisphere, and provides the Saint John refinery with the
ability to receive crude oil by supertanker.

About Irving Oil
Founded in 1924 by K.

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The wider base
stands for foods with little or no solid fats , added sugars, or caloric
sweeteners, which "should be selected more often to get the most nutrition
from calories consumed," according to the USDA.

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In addition, proportionality
is shown by the different widths of the food group bands.C.

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The new system does so by representing oils as one of six bands
in MyPyramid, which are needed each day for good health, and providing
recommendations for choosing healthy oils "Inside MyPyramid.

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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.

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Vegetable oils and foods that contain mainly oil with no trans fat are
recommended to be the main sources of fat in the diet, with the exception of
coconut and palm kernel oils, which the USDA notes are "high in saturated fats
and for nutritional purposes should be considered to be solid fats.

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The U.

Irving Oil 's Saint John Refinery reaches two billion barrel milestone

In partnership with Repsol YPF, Irving Oil is currently
building an LNG receiving terminal at Irving Canaport.

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Department of Agriculture (USDA).S. government in August 2004 about revising the
Food Guidance System, the USCA recommended that a graphic and related messages
differentiate among types of fats, namely between healthy unsaturated fats and
unhealthy saturated and trans fats, and support a minimum intake level of
healthy fats .
- On its journey to two billion barrels, the Saint John refinery has
produced enough gasoline to drive across Canada 128 million times;
enough jet fuel to fly a Boeing 747 around the world 28,000 times; and
enough home heating fuel to heat 150,000 homes for over 150 winters .

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Irving believed that people in
our region could build a new industry while many experts advised him against
it.

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"
"The type of fat matters as much as the amount of fat consumed," said John
Haas, USCA president.

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"
Illustrating this concept, the new Food Guidance System depicts moderation
by the narrowing of each food group band from bottom to top. It is high in mono- and polyunsaturated fats and the lowest in
saturated fat of any standard vegetable oil on the market.C.

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Canola Association (USCA), which
called for such distinction, applauds "MyPyramid" and its related messages
about oils and fats.S.
"None of this would have been possible if it were not for the trust and
support we have received from our community and the men and women who have
called Irving Oil 'our company ,' continued Kenneth Irving.
Irving Oil has invested over two billion dollars upgrading its refinery prior
to the recent investor interest in this industry segment.
- 2006 - After several "debottlenecking " projects, the refinery runs
approximately 280,000 barrels per day and employs over 1,500 people.
Each year approximately 2,000 people are hired to work on-site at the
refinery on major projects and maintenance turnarounds.

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As listed in the oils section of "Inside MyPyramid ," canola oil is a
vegetable oil used in cooking that fits into the wide base of the oils food
group . The refinery starts up with 150 employees and 40,000
barrels per day capacity.
- 1974 - The company invests again to grow the refinery to 250,000
barrels per day.

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WASHINGTON , Healthy fats are distinguished from
unhealthy fats in the new U.S. "Forty-six years ago K.
- 1977 - The Saint John refinery becomes the first in Canada to offer
its customers unleaded gasoline
- 1998-2000 - At a time when many refineries are being sold off or
closing down, Irving Oil is labeled "contrarian" for deciding to
invest $1-billion to upgrade its refinery. With the upgrade, the
refinery improves the environmental performance of its fuels and
production processes and positions itself to run a greater variety of
crude oils.

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It processed its first billionth barrel of crude oil in 1992,
and recently reached production rates in excess of 300,000 barrels per day.

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Food Guidance System unveiled today by the U."
In the latter recommendations, the USDA distinguishes between oils and
solid fats as well as among vegetable oils based on saturated fat content. The LNG terminal will
have an initial send-out capacity of one billion cubic feet of natural gas per
day and will serve the US Northeast and the Eastern Canadian markets.

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In its comments to the U. SAINT JOHN, NB, March 1 - Irving Oil has reached a major
milestone at its 280,000 barrel per day refinery - it has refined its two
billionth barrel of crude oil since operations began in 1960.

The Irving refinery has reached many milestones along the way to two
billion barrels:

- 1960 - KC Irving realizes his dream of building a refinery in
Saint John.

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- 2004 - Irving Oil is named "North American refiner of the year" by
World Refining Magazine. 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.

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"
The Irving refinery opened in 1960 with a throughput capacity of 40,000
barrels per day.
- 1971 - The company invests to expand the refinery's capacity to
120,000 barrels per day.

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"This milestone
gives us reason to be thankful for what we have been able to accomplish
together. The
terminal is expected to be operational in 2008.

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- 1999 - Irving Oil becomes the first company in Canada to market low
sulphur gasoline produced at its refinery.
- 2003 - Irving Oil becomes the first and only oil company to receive a
United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Clean Air
Excellence award.

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New U .S. Food Guidance System Differentiates Among Types of Fat


"This is a significant achievement for our company and our community,"
said Kenneth Irving. The Irving Refinery
in Saint John, New Brunswick, is Canada's largest and is the closest to the
New England market.

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