British Pipeline Agency
TypePublic limited company
BPA
IndustryOil industry
Founded1969
FounderBP and Shell-Mex
HeadquartersHemel Hempstead UK
Revenue£1,490,000 (2020)
Number of employees
200

British Pipeline Agency Ltd (BPA) is a joint venture, established in 1969,[1] between BP Oil UK and Shell UK.[2] The company operates the UK oil pipeline network of oil pipelines which transport petroleum products around the UK.

Operations

BPA replaced the pipeline operations group of Shell Mex & BP in the late 1960s and took over the role as the majority operator on the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS).[3]

As originally conceived the pipeline system comprised 1,600 miles of pipelines carrying 7.25 million tons a year of light oils, or 470 million ton miles annually.[4]

GPA continued as the major operator of the GPSS under reimbursable and fully indemnified contracts until the 1990s when those contracts were ended and the GPSS was instead operated by a number of companies under competitively tendered term contracts. [5]

The pipelines currently operated by BPA are: [6]

British Pipeline Agency operated pipelines
Name of pipeline facility Product carried From To Length (km) Diameter (inches) Flowrate Note
UKOP Refined products Stanlow Kingsbury 10
Kingsbury Buncefield 10/12
Buncefield Kingsbury
Thames (Canvey/ Coryton / Shell Haven) Buncefield 650 (total length Thames to Mersey) 800 m3/h at 85 bar
West London Pipeline and Storage Aviation fuel Buncefield Walton 6/8 Commissioned 1968 & 1984
Walton Heathrow 6
London Airport Pipeline Aviation fuel Walton Heathrow
Colnbrook Rail Terminal Aviation fuel Colnbrook Heathrow 1.9 12
Walton – Gatwick Pipeline System Aviation fuel Walton Gatwick 36 10 Commissioned 1984
Finaline Refined products Lindsay oil refinery Buncefield 232 10 Commissioned 1967
Bacton North Walsham Gas condensate Bacton gas terminal North Walsham 8.3 6 Commissioned 1969. Rail tanker loading at North Walsham

The company

The BPA Board comprises five Directors, although the Articles of Association allows for up to ten.[7] One director acts as the Chairman and one is the General Manager. There is also a company secretary. The registered office is 5-7 Alexandra Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 5BS.[7]

In 2020 the company made a pre-tax profit of £1,490,000.[7]

BPA has nearly 200 staff.[7]

See also

References

  1. "Welcome to BPA". Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  2. "Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. 2005-06-02. Retrieved 2007-03-15.
  3. Tim Whittle: Fuelling the Wars - PLUTO and the Secret Pipeline Network 1936 to 2015 published 2017 p116. ISBN 9780992855468
  4. Callow, Clive (21 April 1969). "Shell-Mex sets up pipeline unit". The Times. p. 19.
  5. Tim Whittle: Fuelling the Wars - PLUTO and the Secret Pipeline Network 1936 to 2015 published 2017 p146. ISBN 9780992855468
  6. "bpa". bpa. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Annual Report and Accounts 2020". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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