Essar Energy

Essar Energy completed the US$350 million acquisition of Stanlow refinery, UK, on July 31, 2011. Stanlow has a nameplate capacity of 296,000 barrels per day but is currently operating at about 70% of this level. The Stanlow Refinery lies near to Liverpool, north west England, on the south bank of Manchester ship canal and is UK’s second biggest oil refinery. It supplies approximately 15% of the country’s transport fuel requirements. Refined fuels from Stanlow are distributed across the UK, mainly by road and pipeline.