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building was covered by a massive banner, unfurled to raise awareness
of the move to form two independently operated companies as part of
a global repositioning. It began trading under the symbol PSX on May 1.

The refinery’s then general manager was Brian Coffman, who’d taken
over the role just two months previously. Killingholme may be a long
way from California, his home turf, but he’d already found the time to
sample the area’s famous fish and chips and tried Yorkshire pudding.
He praised the refinery’s strong team and performance, and told the
media: “Although the name Phillips 66 Ltd may be new to many in the
UK sector, the brand comes to the market with an already rich heritage
in many countries across the world. This, combined with the assets we
already have in place and the unrivalled expertise and knowledge of our
people, ensures we are launching from a position of strength that few in
the marketplace can match.”

The move confirmed the refinery’s position as a key part of Phillips 66’s
global portfolio. By this time, it had the capacity to process 221,000
barrels of crude oil.

The year 2015 brought with it a mega turnaround at the refinery – and
an unexpected discovery.

These happen about once every 20 to 30 years, for maintenance, when
the entire site is shut down. In 2015, work was carried out to replace the
sub-sea section of the 8.2km Tetney pipeline, which saw 300,000 cubic
metres of sand was dredged from the River Humber bed.

By now the pipeline had been delivering crude oil from tankers moored
at the monobuoy in the Humber Estuary to Tetney Oil Terminal for 45