 Viewed from the shore | |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| City | Birkenhead, Merseyside |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Shell UK (1924–2011) Essar Oil UK (2011-present) |
| Owner(s) | Essar Energy (2011-present) |
| Commissioned | 1960 |
| Capacity | 296,000 bbl/d (47,100 m3/d) |
| No. of employees | 960[1] |
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. Part of the terminal occupies the site of a former ferry service to Liverpool, with the extant pier considerably modified.
The terminal is operated by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.[3]
- ^ "Royal Dutch Shell to sell Stanlow refinery for $1.3bn". BBC News. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ "Port of Manchester - Queen Elizabeth II Dock". canalarchive.org.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Plans in the pipeline". Insider Media. January 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.