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Fawley Oil Refinery
Case Study of
Industrial location
Pictures of the Refinery
View from
over the sea
at Hamble.
Location factors
Nearby
chemical
works
Original built
up areas
Boundary
of New
Forest
Tank farms
Fawley oil
refinery
Supertanker
jetty berths
S.W.
prevailing
wind
Fawley
power
station
The Refinery's land and water
purposes
Land
 It was farmland, so it
was very cheap to buy.
 It was very flat, so
cheap and easy to build
on.
 It is on a peninsula, so
it is far away from
other areas.
 It is now protected so
nothing more can be
built there preventing a
build up in traffic and
congestion.
Water
There is very deep water,
allowing the biggest
supertankers in the world
to dock there.
There is a double-high
tide, meaning the tide is in
for longer, allowing
docking to continue for
longer during each day.
Advantages brought to Fawley
by the Refinery
 Job creation – skilled jobs such as engineers
and scientists (chemical works).
 Income to the local economy – value of
refined oil and the taxes from the business.
 Less spent on transport costs – allowing the
business to make more money meaning they
can charge less for the product.
 Can be imported and exported internationally
easily – comes from the tanker to the pipeline
directly to the refinery.
Disadvantages brought to
Fawley by the Refinery
 Fewer jobs created for the locals – skilled
professionals needed are recruited further up the
country.
 Air pollution created - burning fossil fuels emitting
Carbon Dioxide which affects Hamble and other
areas over the sea as there are South-Westerly
winds going across the country.
 Noise pollution from the 24 hour ongoing machinery
in what is supposed to be a national park.
 Visual pollution to areas such as Hamble and Netley
over the sea as the Refinery stands tall covering
most of the skyline.
How has the Oil Refinery
impacted on Fawley?
 The Oil refinery has impacted positively on Fawley as
there has been a chemical works and power station
built very nearby that can benefit from its trade and
also can save huge transport costs and congestion on
Fawley’s roads.
 The oil refinery brings huge income to the economy
through trading abroad and also taxes.
 To compensate for the visual pollution a perimeter of
tall trees have been planted to try to cover it.
 Also a pipeline was built to create even less transport
issues of the oil.