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Cutting reinforcing rods JLP01_065_33
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Cutting reinforcing rods JLP01_065_33
CORYTON OIL REFINERY, THURROCK, ESSEX. Two workmen using a hand operated machine to cut a 3/8" reinforcing rod during the construction of Coryton Oil Refinery.
Coryton Oil Refinery was ceremonially opened in 1954 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. It was operated by Vacuum Oil Company; a unit of Mobil. From 1996, the refinery was run by BP as part of a joint venture with Mobil. Ownership of Coryton Refinery was later transferred to BP in 2000, and then Petroplus Holdings in 2007. Major products of the refinery included petrol and diesel, aviation fuels, liquefied petroleum gas, fuel oils and bitumen. Coryton Oil Refinery was closed down in 2012
Media ID 23851910
© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection
1950s Construction Engineering Industry Machinery Oil Refinery People Teamwork Work
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