Whitegate refinery
| Country | Ireland |
|---|---|
| Province | County Cork, Munster |
| City | Cork |
| Coordinates | 51°49′08″N 08°14′51″W / 51.81889°N 8.24750°W |
| Refinery details | |
| Operator | Irving Oil |
| Owner(s) | Irving Oil |
| Commissioned | 1959 |
| Capacity | 75,000 bbl/d (11,900 m3/d) |
| No. of employees | 230 |
| Refining units | see table in text |
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The Whitegate refinery, near Whitegate, County Cork, is Ireland's only oil refinery. It has a capacity of 75,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), sufficient to provide 40 percent of Ireland's fuel requirements. It was commissioned in 1959 and was redeveloped several times and produces a range of petroleum products.