Page 61 - FINAL Phillips 66 50 Year Book

As always, with one eye on the horizon, it was built with room for
expansion, with 300mm thick walls and roof made of reinforced
concrete and air-lock style entrances. The staff operating the control
room – who learned basic computer language as part of the upgrade
– were the first wearers of a new Humber Refinery uniform, consisting
of Conoco green shirts, dark green trousers and bottle green sweaters.

By 1994, the refinery’s silver jubilee, more than 1,300 cargoes had
been off loaded at the Tetney monobuoy, and more than 722 million
barrels of oil had flowed through the pipeline from the tank farm to the
refinery.

It was time to celebrate 25 years of huge achievements within
the business, but also a chance to honour the Humber Refinery’s
contribution to the community.

A multi-million dollar extension adding a third berth at Immingham
provided even more capacity and reduced the risk of vessels being
delayed out on the river, in turn reducing the risk of accidents. Sitting
where it does, the naturally deep estuary is a busy maritime trade
super-highway between Britain and the Continent and Scandinavia.
At that time, it was the busiest estuary in the country, handing more
than 17 per cent of the nation’s total trade, and to this day Immingham
remains Britain’s biggest port by tonnage. Berth three was installed

Left: CCR - Humber Refinery Central Control Room.