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Robotic Hydrodemolition in Folkestone, UK. Hydrodemolition of concrete exposing the rebar.. Hydrodemolition (also known as hydro demolition, hydroblasting, hydro blasting, hydromilling, waterblasting, and waterjetting) is a concrete removal technique which utilizes high-pressure water, often containing an abrasive material, to remove deteriorated and sound concrete as well as asphalt and grout.
Petroleum refining in the United Kingdom produced around 51.45 million tonnes of petroleum products in 2023, down 16% from 2015 and 32% from 2011. [1] There are six major and one minor petroleum refinery in the downstream sector of the UK oil industry.
Disused storage tanks at the Occidental site, 1997. The Occidental Refinery (or Occidental Thames Refinery) was a planned oil refinery on Canvey Island, Essex, England.. Located in the Thames Estuary, the partly-built, non-operational, six million tonne/year refinery was planned and constructed by Occidental Refineries Limited in 1970–5 and demolished in 1
Essar Oil UK Oil refinery [1] [15] [2] Stansted airport Essex Storage and distribution, 3 × 6300 m 3 tanks and 2 × 150 m 3 tanks, supply from Saffron Walden [3] Sullom Voe: Shetland Enquest Oil by pipeline from offshore, export by ship, original capacity 3,000,000 barrels per day, commissioned Spring 1978. Products: stabilised crude, propane ...
The association is the leading representative body for the UK offshore energies that stretches back over 30 years. [3] Its membership is open to all companies active in the area; these include businesses such as super majors, independent oil companies, wind and hydrogen, and SMEs working in the supply chain.
The £500,000 oil terminal, in Leeds, had opened in April 1968, with oil transported by rail. [21] Further units added, from 1976, to open in 1979, costing £58m. 1,500 construction workers worked on the development. [22] By 1977 it was the sixth-largest refinery in the UK, processing around 10m tonnes.
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]
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.