UK oil pipeline network

UK oil pipeline network

The United Kingdom Oil Pipeline (UKOP) is an oil products pipeline opened in 1969 and connecting the two (then) Shell refineries of Stanlow (Cheshire) and Shell Haven (Thames Estuary). It is administered and operated by the British Pipeline Agency (BPA) [ [http://www.bpa.co.uk/ British Pipeline Agency website] ] which is jointly owned by Shell and BP. [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 and Nottingham.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 and Petroplus 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 of petrol, two grades of kerosene (including Jet A1) and two grades of gas oil/diesel.

ee also

*Government Pipelines and Storage System

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