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The Great Britain Guide

Beaches · North East England

Teesside oil terminal

In or near South Bank.

Free admission3.9 · 31 Google reviews

Teesside oil terminal in England North East, United Kingdom.

Pipe bridge over access road - geograph.org.uk - 7505766

Trevor Littlewood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–3 h
Best time of year
Summer (Jun–Aug)
Nearest railway station
South Bank · 3.8 km
  • Free entry
  • Family-friendly
  • Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Teesside oil terminal, the nearest railway station is South Bank, located 3.8 km away. Entry is free.

Directions on Google Maps →

About

Teesside oil terminal is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
  • National Nature Reserve: TEESMOUTH

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

The Teesside oil terminal is a major crude oil reception, processing, storage and export facility at Seal Sands, Middlesbrough. It receives and processes crude oil delivered by the subsea NORPIPE pipeline from the Norwegian Ekofisk field and the UK Fulmar and J-Block fields. The terminal includes facilities for exporting stabilised crude oil and liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) by tanker and pipeline.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The Ekofisk field was commissioned in 1970 with gas from the field exported to Emden Germany and oil loaded into tankers offshore. In 1975 the 354-km Norpipe subsea pipeline was commissioned to transport oil from Ekofisk to Seal Sands Teesside UK. The Teesside oil terminal (54°37'05"N 1°10'37"W) was designed to treat this oil to a specification suitable for atmospheric storage and tanker transportation. It was also designed to process the associated natural gas liquids (NGL). A connection to Norpipe in the UK sector of the North Sea allowed UK fields to export oil to Teesside as they were commissioned. These included the Fulmar installation commissioned in 1982, and the Judy installation,…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
54.6181, -1.1769
Parish
Billingham
Postcode
TS2 1UH
Parliamentary constituency
Stockton North
Established
1975
Nearest railway station
South Bank3.8 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Teesside oil terminal?
Teesside oil terminal is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS2 1UH), in the parish of Billingham.
What is Teesside oil terminal?
Teesside oil terminal in England North East, United Kingdom.
How do I get to Teesside oil terminal?
The nearest railway station is South Bank, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS2 1UH.
When was Teesside oil terminal built?
Built or established in 1975.
Who owns Teesside oil terminal?
Teesside oil terminal is owned by see text.
Is Teesside oil terminal a protected site?
Yes — Teesside oil terminal is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the TEESMOUTH National Nature Reserve.
Is Teesside oil terminal free to visit?
Yes, Teesside oil terminal is free to enter.
How do I get to Teesside oil terminal?
The nearest railway station is South Bank, about 3.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS2 1UH.