 Refinery in 1973 | |
  Llandarcy Oil Refinery in Neath Port Talbot | |
| Country | UK |
|---|---|
| City | Swansea |
| Coordinates | 51°38′46″N 3°51′47″W / 51.646°N 3.863°W |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | BP |
| Owner(s) | BP |
| Commissioned | 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 1998 |
| Capacity | 200,000 bbl/d (32,000 m3/d) |
| No. of employees | 2600 |
The Llandarcy Oil Refinery, also known as the National Oil Refinery, BP Llandarcy and Skewen refinery, was the United Kingdom's first oil refinery, initially opened by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (renamed the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company from 1935 and the British Petroleum Company from 1954) on 29 June 1922, although operations had begun on 1 July 1921.[1] Before this, the only oil refined in the UK came from Scottish shale.
- ^ BP Oil, British Petrolum Co Ltd, c. 1976