Grangemouth Refinery

Grangemouth Refinery
Overview of the ethylene plant
Grangemouth Refinery is located in Scotland
Grangemouth Refinery
Location of the Grangemouth Refinery in Scotland
CountryScotland
CityFirth of Forth, Grangemouth
Coordinates56°01′05″N 3°41′53″W / 56.018°N 3.698°W / 56.018; -3.698
Refinery details
OperatorPetroineos
Owner(s)Ineos
PetroChina
Commissioned1924 (1924)
Area700 hectares (1,700 acres)
Capacity140,000 bbl/d (22,000 m3/d)
No. of employees500 (2023)
Refining units10
No. of oil tanks200+

Grangemouth Refinery is an oil refinery complex located on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland, currently operated by Petroineos. It is the only operating crude oil refinery in Scotland and currently one of the six remaining refineries in the UK.[1] Grangemouth is the oldest refinery in the UK and supplies 65% of Scotland's oil products, including petrol and diesel.[2]

  1. ^ "Dundee Refinery - Nynas". Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Grangemouth closure 'most likely outcome'". BBC News. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.