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Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock, Essex, 27/03/1954. Creator: John Laing plc.

Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock, Essex, 27/03/1954. Creator: John Laing plc.

2-847-493 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

A worker operating the control board in the control room of the Air-Lift Thermofor Catalytic Cracking Unit at Coryton Oil Refinery. Coryton Oil Refinery was ceremonially opened in May 1954 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. It was operated by Vacuum Oil Company; a unit of Mobil. From 1996, the refinery was run by BP as part of a joint venture with Mobil. Ownership of Coryton Refinery was later transferred to BP in 2000, and then Petroplus Holdings in 2007. Major products of the refinery included petrol and diesel, aviation fuels, liquefied petroleum gas, fuel oils and bitumen. Coryton Oil Refinery was closed down in 2012.

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  1. John Laing plc, attributed to: British: construction and civil engineering company
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  1. Photograph
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World Europe United Kingdom England Essex Coryton

  1. 51 31 00 N , 000 31 00 E
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5368x5382
File Size : 28,214kb

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  1. JLP01/08/020884A
  1. jlp01_08_020884a
  1. 0250009178
  1. 2-847-493
  1. 2847493
  1. JLP01/08/020884A

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