oil refinery

Something for people to keep and eye on. They’re transitioning from production to importation so likely a future opportunity for exploration if we’re lucky.

The History Between 1971 and 1975 Occidental Refineries Limited partially built an oil refinery on marshland at Canvey Island, Essex. The local authorities had originally refused planning permission but after appealing to the Department of the Environment, the refinery was given the go ahead...

The Coryton Fuel Oil Refinery was built in 1953 by the Vacuum Oil Company and is situated on the Essex coast on the Thames Estuary. It was jointly run by BP and Mobil until in 1996 when BP took sole ownership. In 2007 it was transferred to Petroplus Holdings. Major products included petrol and...

Coryton Refinery was an oil refinery on the estuary of the River Thames in Essex. It was a part of the Port of London and was the last of the three major refineries on the Thames Estuary to remain in operation. Output was delivered by road, sea and rail, and it was linked to Stanlow Refinery in...

No history this time just a little bit of info on the substation We spotted this from the main power station and as I have a love of glass bricks we decided to investigate it. It was pretty cool inside with a nice staircase and operations room. Enjoy the pics and I’ll let them do the talking

The History The history has already been covered in the other report so I’ll quickly tell you that this is the power station for the complete site and at its time of use was gas fired and generating 753 MW. It opened in 2002 and run by Coryton Energy Co Ltd. Inside the site there were...

The History Only a brief history on here as @slayaaaa has smashed the history for this place Coryton Refinery was an oil refinery in Essex, England, on the estuary of the River Thames some 28 miles (45 km) from the centre of London, between Shell Haven Creek and Hole Haven Creek, which...

Coryton Oil Refinery Bored one night of the week I received an over excited message from Maniac reminding me of a place the world had forgotten to check. I had once a while ago and just seemed a bit too lively and well secure to attempt. This time round we managed in after a 2 hour stint with...

Visited over 3 days with Hidden Shadow,Critical Mass and Host.. This is a real cool explore if your into industry .Bumped into mr pickey twice , at one point myself and Critical Mass were working side by side with them,us clicking and them cutting ......dont go here solo..... An oil...

Hey All, Long time, no post, so I thought I'd put SOMETHING up, even if it's nothing spectacular. My next post (Essex County Penitentiary) will more than make up for it so I've included a couple of teaser pics to wet your whistle. In any case I could not find very much history, but here's what...

Whelan Oil Refinery, Stoke-on-Trent