UK oil pipeline network

The United Kingdom Oil Pipeline (UKOP) is an oil products pipeline opened in 1969 and connecting the two (then) Shell refineries of Stanlow (Cheshire) and Shell Haven (Thames Estuary). It is administered and operated by the British Pipeline Agency (BPA),^[1] which is jointly owned by Shell and BP.^[2]

UKOP transports 7.5 million tonnes of mixed products each year distributed to major oil terminals at Buncefield and Kingsbury with spurs to Northampton and Nottingham. UKOP now draws its products from Essar Stanlow ^[3] in the north and Petroplus Coryton ^[4] in the south, with smaller volumes from tankage at Shell Haven. UKOP carries two grades of petrol, two grades of kerosene (including Jet A-1) and two grades of gas oil-diesel.

To ensure safety and integrity, the pipeline is patrolled by helicopter every two weeks.

References

Oil storage and distribution in the United Kingdom

Storage	Buncefield oil depot Coryton Refinery (decommissioned) Kingsbury Oil Terminal Milford Haven Refinery (decommissioned) Sullom Voe Terminal Teesside Refinery (decommissioned) Stanlow storage: Eastham Oil Terminal Tranmere Oil Terminal

Refineries	Fawley Refinery Grangemouth Refinery Humber Refinery Lindsey Oil Refinery Pembroke Refinery Stanlow Refinery

Distribution	CLH Pipeline System United Kingdom Oil Pipeline

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