How much fuel does Heathrow use each day ??
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How much fuel does Heathrow use each day ??
Sitting on my bmi A321 yesterday at Heathrow waiting for a stand to become vacant and watching all the planes landing and taking off i wondered to myself.... I wonder how much fuel Heathrow uses each day, month and year... where des it come from, is it piped in to the airfield
Anybody know ??
Anybody know ??
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Thames - Mersey Pipeline System
The Thames - Mersey pipeline is owned by a consortium of oil companies comprising BP, Chevron, Fina, Mobil, Shell and Texaco. It was originally constructed between 1965 and 1968 and was extended in 1984. It is a multiproduct system of some 510 kilometers in length and supplies oil from coastal refineries and storage terminals to the UK's inland population centres.
From the south, the system (known as the South, or T-K Line) transports fuels northwards from Thames Haven and Coryton refineries on the River Thames to major terminal complexes at Buncefield in Hertfordshire and at Kingsbury in Warwickshire.
From the north, the system is supplied from Stanlow refinery and delivers fuel southwards (known as the North, or Mersey to Buncefield, or M-B Line) to terminals at Kingsbury, Northampton and Buncefield. In addition, oil products originating from refineries in west Wales enter the system at Kingsbury and are pumped southwards to Buncefield.
The West London system is dedicated to the onward transportation of aviation fuel to London's main airports. It comprises a large storage terminal and pump station at Buncefield, supplying Heathrow airport and a further section linking Longford to the Walton Gatwick system.
The total length of the West London pipelines is some 110 kilometers and the aviation storage tanks at Buncefield have a working capacity in excess of 60 million litres. The system is very heavily loaded during the summer months, when airport demand for aviation fuel is at its peak. Therefore all essential maintenance work is scheduled for winter periods, and special contingency measures are taken to ensure that any equipment failures can be repaired promptly with minimum loss of pipeline capacity.
West London Pipeline
South-East Pipeline
The Thames - Mersey pipeline is owned by a consortium of oil companies comprising BP, Chevron, Fina, Mobil, Shell and Texaco. It was originally constructed between 1965 and 1968 and was extended in 1984. It is a multiproduct system of some 510 kilometers in length and supplies oil from coastal refineries and storage terminals to the UK's inland population centres.
From the south, the system (known as the South, or T-K Line) transports fuels northwards from Thames Haven and Coryton refineries on the River Thames to major terminal complexes at Buncefield in Hertfordshire and at Kingsbury in Warwickshire.
From the north, the system is supplied from Stanlow refinery and delivers fuel southwards (known as the North, or Mersey to Buncefield, or M-B Line) to terminals at Kingsbury, Northampton and Buncefield. In addition, oil products originating from refineries in west Wales enter the system at Kingsbury and are pumped southwards to Buncefield.
The West London system is dedicated to the onward transportation of aviation fuel to London's main airports. It comprises a large storage terminal and pump station at Buncefield, supplying Heathrow airport and a further section linking Longford to the Walton Gatwick system.
The total length of the West London pipelines is some 110 kilometers and the aviation storage tanks at Buncefield have a working capacity in excess of 60 million litres. The system is very heavily loaded during the summer months, when airport demand for aviation fuel is at its peak. Therefore all essential maintenance work is scheduled for winter periods, and special contingency measures are taken to ensure that any equipment failures can be repaired promptly with minimum loss of pipeline capacity.
West London Pipeline
South-East Pipeline
Last edited by ORAC; 29th Jul 2002 at 15:37.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Canvey Island
No. of tanks: 100; heated: 62
Total storage capacity: 300,000m3
The terminal is connected to the UK Oil Pipeline Networks (UKOP and GPSS) and is capable of delivering product throughout the UK including the three major airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and
Stansted.
No. of tanks: 100; heated: 62
Total storage capacity: 300,000m3
The terminal is connected to the UK Oil Pipeline Networks (UKOP and GPSS) and is capable of delivering product throughout the UK including the three major airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and
Stansted.
Paxing All Over The World
It would seem that the system relies upon the upstream storage capacity of Buncefield (about eight miles from me) and others for emergency capacity. Naturally having two pipelines to EGCC helps a great deal.
What is the typical storage capacity (in litres or hours of supply) at Perry Oaks, should both pipelines fail?
What is the typical storage capacity (in litres or hours of supply) at Perry Oaks, should both pipelines fail?
