Kingsbury Oil Terminal
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Kingsbury Oil Terminal is an oil storage depot located to the northeast of the village of Kingsbury, Warwickshire
, England
. It was opened in the late 1960s and serves the Midlands region. It is the largest inland oil storage depot in the United Kingdom
. The main operators at the site are BP
, Warwickshire Oil Storage Limited and Chevron
. The site also has facilities from Shell
and pipeline operations from the British Pipeline Agency
.
In August 2006 the terminal was targeted by terrorists as part of a terror plot involving several sites across the country.
Kingsbury, Warwickshire
Kingsbury is a large village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of the county of Warwickshire, in the West Midlands region of England....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was opened in the late 1960s and serves the Midlands region. It is the largest inland oil storage depot in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The main operators at the site are BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
, Warwickshire Oil Storage Limited and Chevron
Chevron Corporation
Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...
. The site also has facilities from Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
and pipeline operations from the British Pipeline Agency
British Pipeline Agency
British Pipeline Agency Ltd is a joint venture between BP Oil UK and Shell UK. The company owns and operates the UK oil pipeline network of oil and gas pipelines which transport petroleum products and natural gas around the UK. Storage facilities operated by BPA include the Hertfordshire Oil...
.
In August 2006 the terminal was targeted by terrorists as part of a terror plot involving several sites across the country.