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Stanlow Refinery is an oil refinery owned by Essar Energy in Ellesmere Port, North West England. [2] Until 2011, it was owned by Shell UK . The refinery is situated on the south bank of the Manchester Ship Canal , which is used to transport seaborne oil for refining and chemicals for Essar.
Essar Group [2] is an Indian multinational conglomerate company, founded by Shashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia in 1969. The company, known as Essar Global Fund Limited (EGFL), owns a variety of assets in the core sectors of energy (oil refining, oil and gas exploration and production, power), infrastructure & logistics (ports, projects), metals & mining, technology, and retail (oilfield services ...
Tranmere Oil Terminal is situated on the River Mersey, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south of Birkenhead. It was opened on 8 June 1960 to handle vessels of up to 65,000 tons, at two berths (North and South). [ 2 ] It is connected to the Stanlow Oil Refinery by a 15 mi (24 km) crude oil pipeline. and a fuel oil pipeline.
Shell Stanlow refinery (Essar Energy from 2011) Amoco, then Murco, Milford Haven refinery (closed 2015) Texaco, Pembroke refinery (Valero from 2011) Esso, Fawley refinery; Further oil company re-organisations and take-overs, and reductions in demand, led to further refinery closures. By 2019 there were 6 major and one smaller oil refineries in ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hundreds of internal contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and some are being terminated after U.S. President ...
UKOP now draws its products from Essar Stanlow [9] in the north, with smaller volumes from tankage at Shell Haven. UKOP carries two grades of petrol, two grades of kerosene (including Jet A-1) and two grades of gas oil-diesel. To ensure safety and integrity, the pipeline is patrolled by helicopter every two weeks.
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017), 2016 October Baghdad attacks. Attacks targeting a Shi'ite Muslim gathering, a police check-point, and the family of an anti-Islamic State Sunni paramilitary leader, kill at least 55 people in Iraq. ISIL claims responsibility as a response to take back launching of its stronghold Mosul by the Iraqi forces.
Stanlow & Thornton track layout in 1975. The station was opened on 23 December 1940 jointly by the Great Western Railway and the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. [4] [page needed] The station served the Shell Thornton Aero Engine Laboratory (AEL), which was responsible for developing fuels and oils for the aircraft of the Royal Air Force.