A photographic print of Industry, Fuel & Power, Oil - Refineries - Isle Of Grain, Kent

FOR FIRST PUBLICATION THURSDAY OCTOBER 30TH £70M PLANT REFINES 7M TONS OF OIL YEARLY 30.10.1958. A GENERAL VIEW AT NIGHT OF THE BRITISH PETROLEUM COMPANY'S OIL REFINERY ON THE ISLE OF GRAIN, KENT. ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST MODERN REFINERIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, IT WAS BUILT AT A COST OF MORE THAN £70MILLION, AND IS CAPABLE OF REFINING MORE THAN 7MILLION TONS OF CRUDE OIL PER YEAR. BEING ABLE TO PROCESS A FULL RANGE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM HIGH OCTANE AVIATION GASOLINE TO FUEL OIL. AT ITS JETTIES, TANKERS OF UP TO 4OM DWT. CAN DISCHARGE THEIR CARGOES OF CRUDE OIL, AND LOAD REFINED PRODUCTS FOR EXPORT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. PRODUCTS ALSO LEAVE THE REFINERY BY ROAD AND RAIL Industry - Oil Refinery - Isle of Grain