Ultramar

For Ultramar, the Home world of the Ultramarines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, see Ultramarines Ultramar is a Canadian oil refining and marketing company formerly known as Golden Eagle or Aigle d'or. Its head office is in Montreal. It is a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, which acquired Ultramar's former parent company, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock. The Company was formed by Ultramar plc, a British Group, who established operations in Ca... more

For Ultramar, the Home world of the Ultramarines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, see Ultramarines Ultramar is a Canadian oil refining and marketing company formerly known as Golden Eagle or Aigle d'or. Its head office is in Montreal. It is a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation, which acquired Ultramar's former parent company, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock. The Company was formed by Ultramar plc, a British Group, who established operations in Canada in 1961. Its refinery in Lévis, Quebec was built ten years later. From 1979 to 1996, Ultramar grew by acquiring stations from several other companies, including Canadian Fuel Marketers, Texaco Canada, Gulf Oil, Sergaz, Sunoco and Spur. In 1990 it acquired the Dartmouth, Nova Scotia refinery with the purchase of other assets of Texaco Canada. In 1991 LASMO, a British oil company, bought Ultramar plc and in 1992 LASMO spun off the North American refining and marketing operations which became known as Ultramar Corporation. In 1994, Ultramar... less