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Summary Information
Ownership: Essar
Website: http://www.essarenergy.com/
List of Essar Refineries
Location: South of the Mersey estuary near Ellesmere Port, UK
Capacity: 13.5 million tons/annum & 270,000 bbl/day
Nelson Complexity: 8.2
Refining Depth:
Brief Description
A large medium complexity refinery with a high gasoline and middle distillate yield
Refining Units
Atmospheric Distillation
Vacuum Distillation
Fluidised catalytic cracker,
Alkylisation unit
Platformer
Hydrodesulphurisation plant
Terminal Capacity
Crude Oil:
Refined Products:
Total: 2 million tonnes of crude oil and products
Crude Supply
The refinery's crude oil arrives by tanker to Tranmere Oil Terminal on the south bank of the River Mersey. The crude oil is pumped from Tranmere through a pipeline to storage tanks at Stanlow, 15 miles away.
The crude is sourced mainly from the North Sea
Products Produced
Petrol (3m tonnes)
Diesel (3.5m tonnes)
Kerosene & Jet Fuel (2m tonnes)
LPG & Petrochemical Feedstocks (1.5m tonnes)
Fuel Oil (1m tonnes)
Ongoing Projects
In 2014 Stanlow is embarking on an estimated US$100 million cost improvement programme
Other Information
Stanlow was Shell's only remaining UK refinery before Essar Energy of India purchased the plant
History
1924 - A small bitumen plant came into operation
1974 - Addition of new crude oil unit
1988 - The long residue fluid catalytic cracking unit is commissioned
2009 - Shell decided to sell and began to search for a buyer
2011 - Essar Energy purchases the refinery and related businesses for $1.3 billion
2014 - Essar announces it will mothball one of the columns
Relevant Links
Shell, UK, Oil Products
Information from UKPIA
Institute of Petroleum
Essar bids for Shell's Stanlow refinery
Shell receives offer for Stanlow refinery in the UK
Shell sells UK Stanlow refinery to Essar Oil (UK) Limited
Essar Energy enters exclusivity agreement and offers US$350 million for Stanlow refinery
Essar Energy completes acquisition of Stanlow oil refinery
Essar Energy Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2013 - Refining and Marketing UK

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 === Projects ===
 * In 2014 Stanlow is embarking on an estimated US$100 million cost improvement programme
-=== Other Information
+=== Other Information ===
 * Stanlow was Shell's only remaining UK refinery before Essar Energy of India purchased the plant
 === History ===
 * 1924 - A small bitumen plant came into operation

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-Summary Information
+=== Summary Information ===
-Ownership: Essar
+* Ownership: Essar
-Website: http://www.essarenergy.com/
+* Website: http://www.essarenergy.com/
-List of Essar Refineries
+* List of [[Essar Refineries]]
-Location: South of the Mersey estuary near Ellesmere Port, UK
+* Location: South of the Mersey estuary near Ellesmere Port, UK
-Capacity: 13.5 million tons/annum & 270,000 bbl/day
+* Capacity: 13.5 million tons/annum & 270,000 bbl/day
-Nelson Complexity: 8.2
+* Nelson Complexity: 8.2
-Refining Depth:
+* Refining Depth:
-Brief Description
+=== Brief Description ===
-A large medium complexity refinery with a high gasoline and middle distillate yield
+* A large medium complexity refinery with a high gasoline and middle distillate yield
-Refining Units
+=== Refining Units ===
-Atmospheric Distillation
+* Atmospheric Distillation
-Vacuum Distillation
+* Vacuum Distillation
-Fluidised catalytic cracker,
+* Fluidised catalytic cracker,
-Alkylisation unit
+* Alkylisation unit
-Platformer
+* Platformer
-Hydrodesulphurisation plant
+* Hydrodesulphurisation plant
-Terminal Capacity
+=== Terminal Capacity ===
-Crude Oil:
+* Crude Oil:
-Refined Products:
+* Refined Products:
-Total: 2 million tonnes of crude oil and products
+* Total: 2 million tonnes of crude oil and products
-Crude Supply
+=== Crude Supply ===
-The refinery's crude oil arrives by tanker to Tranmere Oil Terminal on the south bank of the River Mersey. The crude oil is pumped from Tranmere through a pipeline to storage tanks at Stanlow, 15 miles away.
+* The refinery's crude oil arrives by tanker to Tranmere Oil Terminal on the south bank of the River Mersey. The crude oil is pumped from Tranmere through a pipeline to storage tanks at Stanlow, 15 miles away.
-The crude is sourced mainly from the North Sea
+* The crude is sourced mainly from the North Sea
-Products Produced
+=== Products Produced ===
-Petrol (3m tonnes)
+* Petrol (3m tonnes)
-Diesel (3.5m tonnes)
+* Diesel (3.5m tonnes)
-Kerosene & Jet Fuel (2m tonnes)
+* Kerosene & Jet Fuel (2m tonnes)
-LPG & Petrochemical Feedstocks (1.5m tonnes)
+* LPG & Petrochemical Feedstocks (1.5m tonnes)
-Fuel Oil (1m tonnes)
+* Fuel Oil (1m tonnes)
-Ongoing Projects
+=== Projects ===
-In 2014 Stanlow is embarking on an estimated US$100 million cost improvement programme
+* In 2014 Stanlow is embarking on an estimated US$100 million cost improvement programme
-Other Information
+=== Other Information
-Stanlow was Shell's only remaining UK refinery before Essar Energy of India purchased the plant
+* Stanlow was Shell's only remaining UK refinery before Essar Energy of India purchased the plant
-History
+=== History ===
-- A small bitumen plant came into operation
+* 1924 - A small bitumen plant came into operation
-- Addition of new crude oil unit
+* 1974 - Addition of new crude oil unit
-- The long residue fluid catalytic cracking unit is commissioned
+* 1988 - The long residue fluid catalytic cracking unit is commissioned
-- Shell decided to sell and began to search for a buyer
+* 2009 - Shell decided to sell and began to search for a buyer
-- Essar Energy purchases the refinery and related businesses for $1.3 billion
+* 2011 - Essar Energy purchases the refinery and related businesses for $1.3 billion
-- Essar announces it will mothball one of the columns
+* 2014 - Essar announces it will mothball one of the columns
-Relevant Links
+=== Links ===
-Shell, UK, Oil Products
+# [http://www.shell.co.uk/home/content/gbr/aboutshell/shell_businesses/oil_products/ Shell, UK, Oil Products]
-Information from UKPIA
+# [http://www.ukpia.com/industry_information/refining-and-uk-refineries/shell-stanlow.aspx Information from UKPIA]
-Institute of Petroleum
+# [http://www.energyinst.org.uk/education/refineries/stanlow.htm Institute of Petroleum]
-Essar bids for Shell's Stanlow refinery
+# [http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/essar-bids-for-shells-stanlow-refinery-union-rep/119870/on Essar bids for Shell's Stanlow refinery]
-Shell receives offer for Stanlow refinery in the UK
+# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:541 Shell receives offer for Stanlow refinery in the UK]
-Shell sells UK Stanlow refinery to Essar Oil (UK) Limited
+# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:688 Shell sells UK Stanlow refinery to Essar Oil (UK) Limited]
-Essar Energy enters exclusivity agreement and offers US$350 million for Stanlow refinery
+# [http://www.essarenergy.com/upload/articlepg_attachment/Essar_Energy_Stanlow_18_February.pdf Essar Energy enters exclusivity agreement and offers US$350 million for Stanlow refinery]
-Essar Energy completes acquisition of Stanlow oil refinery
+# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:1128 Essar Energy completes acquisition of Stanlow oil refinery]
-Essar Energy Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2013 - Refining and Marketing UK
+# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:essar-energy-interim-management-statement-for-the-qu Essar Energy Interim Management Statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2013 - Refining and Marketing UK]