Tranmere Oil Terminal
Viewed from the shore | |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
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| City | Birkenhead, Merseyside |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Shell UK (1924–2011) Essar Oil UK (2011-present) |
| Owner(s) | Essar Energy (2011-present) |
| Commissioned | 1960 |
| Capacity | 296,000 bbl/d (47,100 m3/d) |
| No. of employees | 960 |
Tranmere Oil Terminal is situated on the River Mersey, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Birkenhead. It was opened on 8 June 1960 to handle vessels of up to 65,000 tons, at two berths (North and South). It is connected to the Stanlow Oil Refinery by a 15 miles (24 km) crude oil pipeline and a fuel oil pipeline. Part of the terminal occupies the site of a former ferry service to Liverpool, with the extant pier considerably modified.
The terminal is operated by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company.