A view of extension work in progress at Coryton Oil Refinery looking south along J street, showing the pipe rack with partially completed pipe runs and expansion loops

Date:
4 Apr 1980
Location:
Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock
Reference:
JLP01/10/08076
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

This image was published in black and white in the September 1980 edition of Laing's monthly newsletter, Team Spirit.

In November 1979, Laing Industrial Engineering and Construction Ltd (also referred to as the IE&C team) started work on an extension to Coryton Oil Refinery. The residual upgrading of the refinery was carried out by Pullman-Kellogg, with Laing as sub-contractors. A huge amount of pipework had to be prefabricated and installed as part of the construction. Pipework also had to be connected from the existing refinery to the extension, which was a Fluidised Catalytic Cracker (FCC) plant.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/10 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Negatives And Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Oil Refinery, Engineering, Industrial Heritage