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Parkland operates gas stations under the Esso, Ultramar, Chevron, Pioneer, and Fas Gas Plus brands. The company holds the rights to the convenience store brand On the Run in Canada and most of the United States, and franchises White Spot 's fast food restaurant chain Triple O's in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.
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. [3] In 1994, Ultramar acquired Sergaz (founded in 1971 by André Ducharme) and Sunoco's Quebec gas stations. Some gas stations still operate under Sergaz but most ...
Pioneer Petroleum – 130 stations in Ontario; 7-Eleven brand gasoline; Shell Canada – Canadian unit of Shell with 1800 stations across Canada; Ultramar – 983 service stations, 87 truck stop facilities across Canada; Wilson Fuel – mainly in Atlantic Canada with 9 as Wilson Gas Stops and 23 as Esso
In 2014 Parkland Fuel agreed to buy Pioneer Energy for $378 million. 393 gas stations (148 with the Pioneer brand name) in Ontario and Manitoba were part of the initial deal. [7] This merger was challenged by the Competition Bureau in 2015 with a modified acquisition being accepted in 2016.
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The Company was founded by four South African goldmining concerns in 1935 to explore for oil in Venezuela and initially traded as the Ultramar Exploration Co. Ltd. It changed its name to the Ultramar Co. Ltd in 1940. [1] It established an operation in Canada, now known as Ultramar Corporation, in 1961. [1]
In September 1996, it was announced that Diamond Shamrock would be acquired by Montreal-based Ultramar, a Canadian oil company for USD$1.96 billion. The primary reason for the merger was originally to attain USD$75 million in annual savings, according to Roger Hemminghaus, the chairman of the newly combined companies Ultramar Diamond Shamrock.
Sparling's is headquartered in Blyth Ontario and continues to operate from six locations throughout the province. In 2013 Sparling's was sold to Parkland Corporation ( TSX : PKI ). [ 2 ] In 2024 Parkland sold their propane division (including Sparling's) to Avenir Energy Ltd. [ 3 ]