Coryton

Coryton had supplied 20% of London and the South East's fuel but its owner Petroplus collapsed in January 2012 and it ceased production in June that year. The development of Thames Oilport is being carried out in phases. The current phase brings into ...

Diesel fuel storage silos are seen on the estuary shoreline at the Thames Oil Port Project, as the chimneys of the inactive Coryton oil refinery stand in Thurrock, UK, in January 2015. A first tanker carrying 21,000 tonnes of diesel was discharging at ...

A first tanker, the Seaconger, carrying 21,000 tonnes of diesel was discharging at the terminal, built on the site of the Coryton refinery whose owner Petroplus went bankrupt in 2012, operator Greenergy said. The terminal is due to be filled to its ...

THAMES Oilport is celebrating the receipt of the first in a series of diesel shipments to be stored on site. The arrival of these shipments is a major milestone that brings fuel into the terminal for the first time since the closure of the Coryton ...

A former employee at the Coryton oil refinery, he moved to Essex from the north-east as a young man. He occupied several senior positions in local politics. Cllr Archibald was leader of Basildon Council between 1971 and 1973, then chairman of the ...

A former employee at the Coryton oil refinery, he moved to Essex from the north-east as a young man. He occupied several senior positions in local politics. Cllr Archibald was leader of Basildon Council between 1971 and 1973, then chairman of the ...