- UK oil pipeline network
The United Kingdom Oil Pipeline (UKOP) is an oil products pipeline opened in
1969 and connecting the two (then) Shellrefineries of Stanlow (Cheshire ) andShell Haven (Thames Estuary ). It is administered and operated by theBritish Pipeline Agency (BPA) [ [http://www.bpa.co.uk/ British Pipeline Agency website] ] which is jointly owned by Shell andBP . [cite web |url=http://debates.oireachtas.ie/DDebate.aspx?F=DAL20050602.xml&Node=988 |title=Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) Dáil Éireann |date=2005-06-02 |publisher=Oireachtas |accessdate=2007-03-15]UKOP transports 7.5 million tonnes of mixed products each year distributed to major oil terminals at Buncefield and Kingsbury with spurs to
Northampton andNottingham .UKOP now draws its products from Shell Stanlow [ [http://www.ukpia.com/industry_information/refining/refineries/shell_stanlow_manufacturing_complex.aspx Shell Stanlow Manufacturing Complex] ] in the north andPetroplus Coryton [ [http://www.ukpia.com/industry_information/refining_uk_refineries/refineries/petroplus_coryton_refinery.aspx Coryton Refinery] ] in the south, with smaller volumes from tankage at Shell Haven. UKOP carries two grades ofpetrol , two grades ofkerosene (includingJet A1 ) and two grades of gas oil/diesel .ee also
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Government Pipelines and Storage System References
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