8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):                         February 3, 2012        

IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada	0-12014	98-0017682
(State or other jurisdiction                               of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

237 Fourth Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta	T2P 3M9
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:                          (800) 567-3776                                

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01	Other Events.
On February 3, 2012, Imperial Oil Limited, by means of a press release, announced that its board of directors has approved expansion of the company’s Cold Lake operation in northeastern Alberta. The expansion is called Nabiye. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.
	The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report on Form 8-K:
	99.1   News release of the Company on February 3, 2012 announcing that its board of directors has approved expansion of the company’s Cold Lake operation in northeastern Alberta.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED
Date: February 3, 2012
	By:	/s/ Brian Livingston
	Name:	Brian Livingston
	Title:	Vice-President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
	By:	/s/ Brent Latimer
	Name:	Brent Latimer
	Title:	Assistant Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Imperial Oil Limited 237 - 4^th Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB T2P 0H6 News Release

                   Imperial Oil Sanctions Cold Lake Expansion Project

• $2 billion expansion project approved for Cold Lake

• Expansion to access 280 million barrels of recoverable reserves

• Project to include an energy-efficient 170-MW cogeneration facility

Calgary, February 3, 2012 — Imperial Oil Limited today announced it has approved a $2 billion expansion of the company’s Cold Lake operation in northeastern Alberta.

The expansion, called Nabiye, will bring on additional commercial bitumen production of more than 40,000 barrels per day at Cold Lake. The project will access 280 million barrels of recoverable reserves and is expected to start-up by year-end 2014.

The Nabiye expansion will include development of a new steam generation and bitumen-processing plant, field production pads and associated facilities. As with any large and long-life asset, sustaining capital to support the continued operation will be required over the asset life.

Imperial received original regulatory approvals for Nabiye in 2004. Amended regulatory approvals were obtained in 2010 to improve the environmental performance of the Nabiye expansion. The improvements include a 170-MW cogeneration facility to enhance the plant’s energy efficiency and a reduced land footprint for field production pads.

Imperial’s Cold Lake facility is the largest and longest-running in situ oil sands operation in Canada, and includes four steam generation and bitumen production plants. The operation produced an average of 160,000 barrels of bitumen per day in 2011.

Imperial Oil is one of Canada’s largest corporations and a leading member of the country’s petroleum industry. The company is a major producer of crude oil and natural gas, Canada’s largest petroleum refiner, a key petrochemical producer and a leading marketer with coast-to-coast supply and retail service station networks.

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John Charlton	Pius Rolheiser
Investor Relations	Public & Government Affairs
403-237-4537	403- 237-2710