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...
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much of England as it is linked to the UK oil pipeline network. Oil is delivered to the Tranmere Oil Terminal via ship, then pumped to Stanlow for refining...
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football club Tranmere Oil Terminal, a docking facility on the River Mersey Tranmere railway station (1846–1857) Birkenhead and Tranmere (ward), an electoral...
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since the dock was built has meant that the largest tankers use the Tranmere Oil Terminal and at offshore berths at Anglesey in North Wales. As part of the...
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commonplace. This led to the construction of the Tranmere oil terminal further downstream from where crude oil feedstock for Stanlow refinery is offloaded...
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maritime facilities in the area, including the Cammell Laird shipyard, Tranmere Oil Terminal and the Manchester Ship Canal. Liverpool Common Council's Dock Committee...
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Oil terminals are key facilities for the import, export, storage, blending, transfer and distribution of oil and petroleum products. Many terminals are...
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are a number of crude oil pipelines transporting crude oil from offshore installations to coastal terminals and from terminals to refineries. The sources...
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this capacity until the task of oil handling was transferred across the river to Tranmere Oil Terminal and Stanlow Oil Refinery. During 1881 the dock facility...
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they wait for the tide to enter the River Mersey for discharge at Tranmere Oil Terminal. The bathymetry of the bay is interesting. No water less than a...
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landing stage was removed in 1957 and the terminal building demolished. The pier became part of Tranmere Oil Terminal and modified for use as a berth for tanker...
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Wirral Peninsula, about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west of the River Mersey at Tranmere Oil Terminal. The area is approximately 6.5 km (4 mi) south-south-east of the...
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Conway. In the 20th century it became the unloading point for the Tranmere Oil Terminal, being able to accommodate vessels of up to 65,000 tons. The Sloyne...
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Foinaven oilfield (redirect from Foinaven oil field)
shuttle tankers. Oil was exported primarily to the Flotta oil terminal in Orkney with smaller amounts going to Tranmere Oil Terminal on Merseyside. Approximately...
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Thurstaston and 5 km (3.1 mi) west-south-west of the River Mersey at Tranmere Oil Terminal. Landican is situated between Thurstaston Hill and the Bidston to...
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bypassing New Ferry and Rock Ferry before rejoining New Chester Road at Tranmere Oil Terminal. After passing Green Lane railway station, a 2.3 miles (3.7 km)...
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Heysham Refinery (category Oil refineries in the United Kingdom)
Harbour. In 1966 a pipeline was commissioned from Shell's Tranmere crude oil import terminal to the refinery. The pipeline was 70 miles (112.7 km) long...
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Merseyside at the Tranmere Oil Terminal, high winds caused the Shell oil tanker Myrina to break loose (breaking 14 mooring lines and oil discharge hoses)...
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significantly larger terminal facilities. Merseyside is host to several football league football clubs including Everton, Liverpool and Tranmere Rovers and several...
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(meaning "village" in Scandinavian languages) – suffixes and names such as Tranmere, which comes from trani melr ("cranebird sandbank"). Viking Age sculpture...
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from a fall. 17 April – Joe Thompson, 36, English footballer (Rochdale, Tranmere Rovers, Southport), lymphoma. 19 April – Barry Hoban, 85, English Olympic...
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railway north from Grange Lane to reach the new combined rail and ferry terminal, which opened on 23 October 1844. On 22 July 1847, the line was merged...
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Johnson, 84, English food industry and football executive, chairman of Tranmere Rovers (1987–1998, 2000–2014) and Everton (1994–1999). 13 January – Mel...
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world's major aviation hubs. The airport is home to three terminals, plus the World Freight Terminal, which serve destinations worldwide. The largest airlines...
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(1993–1998). John James, 72, English footballer (Port Vale, Chester City, Tranmere Rovers). Antonis Kalogiannis, 80, Greek singer, heart attack. Maria Kastrisianaki...
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September – Ron Yeats, 86, Scottish footballer (Dundee United, Liverpool, Tranmere Rovers). 17 September – Kenny Hyslop, 73, Scottish drummer (Slik, Zones...
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connection was renewed in 1905. Over time the engineering works became an oil works, which continued to use rail until August 1961, though cessation was...
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