Irving Oil Ltd.  has joined the Canadian Independent Petroleum Marketers Association as a Fuel Supplier Associate Member, effective February 1, 2009.  Irving is a valued and respected fuel supplier to CIPMA members. Founded in 1924 by K.C. Irving, Irving Oil is a family-owned and privately-held regional energy processing, transporting, and marketing company headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, with US marketing operations in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  The Irving refinery in Saint John is Canada's largest, producing over 300,000 barrels of quality finished energy products per day. With over 7,000 employees, 800 retail sites, operations from 31 marine terminals, and a delivery fleet of marine-product tankers and tractor-trailers, Irving serves wholesale, commercial, and retail customers in Eastern Canada, Quebec, and New England.