Memories of Port Harcourt
In 1970, with the Nigerian civil war coming to an end, the partners in the Nigeria Petroleum Refining Company (NPRC) — a joint venture between the Nigerian government, Shell and BP — began working on plans to reopen the company’s Port Harcourt Refinery, which was shut for the two-year duration of the war. As part […]
Grangemouth at 100 (part three)
Grangemouth Refinery began operating in 1924 and celebrates its centenary this year. In this final part, we go back to the late 1970s and, following the sale of the Grangemouth site to Ineos in 2004, we finish with the announcement by Petroineos that the refinery is to cease operations as soon as 2025 when it […]
Grangemouth at 100 (part two)
Grangemouth Refinery near Falkirk in Scotland began operating in 1924 and celebrates its centenary this year. We look back at its history in this year’s bps news with each edition covering 25 years. In this edition, we go back to the early 1950s and the post-war expansion of the refinery and end with the late […]
Grangemouth at 100 (part one)
Grangemouth Refinery near Falkirk in Scotland began operating in 1924 and celebrates its centenary this year. We look back at its history in this bps news and in the next three editions covering 25 years each time. In this edition, we go back to the beginnings of the Scottish oil industry and the growing need […]