Grangemouth
Situated on the Firth of Forth on Scotland’s east coast, Grangemouth is home to Petroineos’ modern import and fuels distribution terminal, playing a leading role in meeting Scotland’s fuel demand.
History
The discovery and introduction of crude oil from the Middle East in the 1920s presented the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, predecessor to BP, with the opportunity to establish a refinery in Scotland. With its superb transport links and rich vein of labour, skilled in shale oil refining, Grangemouth was chosen as the ideal location for the first purpose-built crude oil refinery in the UK.
In the years that followed, activities at Grangemouth were expanded and a dedicated petrochemical site was constructed adjacent to the refinery. In 1951, the company commenced importing crude oil from its Finnart Ocean Terminal on Scotland’s west coast.
In April 2025, refinery operations ceased at the Grangemouth refinery and the business transitioned to a modern import and fuels distribution terminal which continues to reliably serve the Scottish market.
Terminal Infrastructure
The terminal has excellent logistical infrastructure to load and transport fuel via road, jetty, rail and pipeline, with a range of imported transport, heating and aviation fuels available. We market these fuels from the terminal location for distribution throughout the UK and further afield.
Products
- Liquefied Petroleum Gas
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Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is a mixture of propane and butane, two flammable, non-toxic gases. Petroineos produces LPG from the Lavera refinery which is sold to satisfy local markets or for entrepreneurial trading.
- Naphtha
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Naphtha is mainly used for gasoline blending and as a petrochemical feedstock for steam cracking. Naphtha produced from both of our refineries is sold to local petrochemical industry or traded internationally.
- Gasoline (Petrol)
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Petroineos markets Regular and Super Unleaded gasoline meeting BS EN228 throughout Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland via its wholesale business, Petroineos Fuels Limited.
- Jet Fuel
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From Grangemouth, we serve local airports at Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Newcastle.
- Kerosene
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Petroineos markets Kerosene, meeting BS EN2869 for heating throughout Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland via its wholesale business, Petroineos Fuels Limited.
- Diesel
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Petroineos markets Diesel meeting BS EN590 throughout Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland via its wholesale business, Petroineos Fuels Limited.
- Gas Oil
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Petroineos markets both 10ppm and 1000ppm Sulphur Gas Oil throughout Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland via its wholesale business, Petroineos Fuels Limited.
- Fuel Oil
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Supported by our storage facilities and refinery, we are able to optimize logistics and shipping and provide quality of services to our customers. Our fuel oil trading desk is active both on the cracked and residual fuel oil market. We supply utility grade fuel oil for the power generation, bunker grade fuel oil as well as feedstocks.
Wholesale and Logistics
Petroineos actively markets fuels from our own road terminal at Grangemouth. We operate a robust logistics system and are able to sell and, if requested, deliver products to our customers via:
- Terminal loading gantry
- Road
- Pipeline
- Ship
For enquiries regarding the supply of any of our products, please email: picommercialsalesteam@petroineos.com
We look forward to hearing from you.
Job Creation for Region
Grangemouth is the primary supplier of aviation fuel for Scotland’s main airports, and a major supplier of petrol and diesel ground fuels across the Central Belt. The Terminal is a vitally important piece of national infrastructure.
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