Chevron plans work at British Columbia refinery for October

Chevron Corp. plans to begin a maintenance period at the Burnaby oil refinery in British Columbia in mid-October, according to a community newsletter issued by the company.

The 51,890-barrel-a-day refinery will conduct safety inspections and refurbish “major furnaces” as part of the turnaround, the San Ramon, California-based company said in the newsletter.

Ray Lord, a spokesman for the refinery based in Burnaby, declined to comment on the work. The company doesn't provide specific details on turnarounds, he said in an e-mailed statement.

The refinery processes crude oil from northern British Columbia and Alberta, which it receives through a 1,200- kilometer (746-mile) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP pipeline, according to Chevron's website.