A view of extension work in progress at Coryton Oil Refinery, showing part of the pipe rack with pipe runs and expansion loops on two levels

Date:
4 Apr 1980
Location:
Coryton Oil Refinery, Thurrock
Reference:
JLP01/10/08081
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

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