The Milford Haven refinery was a 'simple' refinery designed to produce a small range of products, these included:[3]
The refinery was designed to blend into the area. Storage tanks were located within folds of the landscape, A ground flare was provided to eliminate the visual intrusion of an elevated flare.[3]
The jetty was 1200 yards long extending into the haven.[3]
The refinery occupied an area of 375 acres.[3]
Air cooling by fans was used to cool oil products, these reduced the amount of water that was required to be handled.[3]
The refining distillation capacity over the operational life of the refinery was as follows.[4][5][6]
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Esso Refinery, Milford Haven refining capacity
Year |
Capacity (million tonnes per year) |
1960 |
4.5 |
1963 |
4.8 |
1964 |
6.3 |
1965 |
6.3 |
1972 |
6.3 |
1974 |
15.0 |
1975 |
15.0 |
1979 |
8.7 |
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The labour force was 350 upon opening in 1960 and had fallen to 280 by 1970.[2] The peak labour force during construction was 3,500.[3]
Most of the product from the refinery, about 95 per cent, was sent out by ship. However, the refinery was connected to the national rail network. Trains carrying liquefied gas were sent to the Midlands and Scotland.[2] During the period January to June 1969, there were 656 ships delivering to or from the Esso refinery, handling 2.81 million tons of oil products.[2]