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A look at the UK refinery network past, present and future

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The UK’s refineries: past, present and future

...Avonmouth, Cardiff and Plymouth. The refinery also supplies Jet A-1 at a number of airports including Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. Stanlow: Capacity was reduced in 2014 from just over 14...

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The Humber refinery – a key indigenous source of supply

...from the government to support the project. The Humber refinery was commissioned in 1969, initially with a processing capacity of 80,000BD, the refinery predominantly ran sweet low sulphur Es Sider...

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A critical role for Stanlow

A key source of supply – the Stanlow refinery – supplies approximately 15% of the Uk’s transport fuel requirements It also has 1.8 million metric tonnes (mt) of catalytic reforming...

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Fears for future of Stanlow oil refinery

Essar-owned Stanlow refinery, located in Ellesmere Port, is reportedly facing financial problems, but the company has said it is fully committed to its operations at the Ellesmere Port oil refinery,...

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The Prax Group to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery

...“We are committed to all Lindsey Oil Refinery employees, who are a key element for the future success of the refinery.” Lindsey Oil Refinery saw a major investment from Total...

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Prax Group agrees purchase of Total Lindsey Oil Refinery

...are a key element for the future success of the refinery.” Lindsey Oil Refinery saw a major investment from Total in 2015, which modernised and streamlined the refinery. “Since selling...

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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure

...NORTH WEST Four main distribution points – Essar’s Stanlow refinery, Valero’s Manchester Fuel Terminal (on the mainline pipeline), the CLH Bramhall terminal (leased by Phillips 66) and the NuStar Eastham...

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UK refining – hunting for answers

...A large refinery reputedly contributes £60 million to the local economy.  “Closed in 2009, Petroplus’ Teesside refinery was an ex-ICI plant, very simple in refinery complexity terms but closely integrated...

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Strategic supply from Britain’s largest refinery

...refinery complex, with generating capability of 130 megawatts of electricity and 150 of heat.   Product movements Fawley is first and foremost an inland refinery. Its supporting logistics infrastructure is...