Oil refinery, Stanlow
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Oil refinery, Stanlow
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 22 Aug 2014
Stanlow Oil Refinery "has a refining capacity of 12 million tonnes per year ... it is the second largest in the United Kingdom after Fawley Refinery, and produces a sixth of the UK's petrol needs". In 2011, it was sold by Shell to Essar Energy for more than £800 million.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.267392
Longitude
-2.842436