Eastham Oil Terminal
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Eastham Oil Terminal is situated close to the small town of Eastham
on the Wirral Peninsula
, beside the Manchester Ship Canal
. It was built during the 1950s close to the Queen Elizabeth II Dock and stores oil refined at Stanlow Refinery
, to which it is connected by pipeline. The site is currently operated by Nynas
.
Eastham, Merseyside
Eastham is a village and an electoral ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the Wirral Peninsula, to the south of Bromborough...
on the Wirral Peninsula
Wirral Peninsula
Wirral or the Wirral is a peninsula in North West England. It is bounded by three bodies of water: to the west by the River Dee, forming a boundary with Wales, to the east by the River Mersey and to the north by the Irish Sea. Both terms "Wirral" and "the Wirral" are used locally , although the...
, beside the Manchester Ship Canal
Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a river navigation 36 miles long in the North West of England. Starting at the Mersey Estuary near Liverpool, it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire. Several sets of locks lift...
. It was built during the 1950s close to the Queen Elizabeth II Dock and stores oil refined at Stanlow Refinery
Stanlow Refinery
Stanlow Refinery is an oil refinery owned by Essar Energy in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, England. It was previously owned by Royal Dutch Shell and is part of the Shell Stanlow Manufacturing Complex.-History:...
, to which it is connected by pipeline. The site is currently operated by Nynas
Nynas
Nynas AB is a world-leading Swedish manufacturer of naphthenic specialty oils and bitumen products. During its 80-year history the company has been transformed from a national oil company with a traditional range of products into a global group of companies with a focus on special products and...
.