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08 Fawley Refinery and Petrochemical Plant
Safety, health and
the environment
ExxonMobil is committed to ensuring the health
and safety of everyone working at Fawley, or living
in the surrounding area. This commitment extends
to the protection of the local environment for the
good of residents and workers alike.
Heath and safety seawater from Southampton Water, mostly for
We are extremely proud of our health and cooling. When this is returned to the sea after
safety record at Fawley. Our goal here, and at purification, it’s often cleaner than when it was
all our other sites, is to have a workplace extracted.
where nobody gets hurt.
To help reduce energy consumption at Fawley,
Our award-winning commitment to safety has the plant uses a combined heat and power
been recognised many times, both within the generator (Cogen) that burns at twice the
industry, and by independent safety experts. efficiency of a conventional power station,
cutting energy costs and reducing carbon
We continue to explore new and better
ways to improve the safety and integrity of emissions. The Cogen unit, which is owned
our operations. and operated by Esso, is used to produce up
to 230 tonnes of steam per hour for use in the
The environment refinery, as well as electricity. Any electricity
The thriving saltmarsh that borders the site at that is not consumed on site is fed into the
Fawley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest National Grid, so Fawley is a net exporter of
(SSSI) that is home to over 20 species of electrical power.
birds. The rest of the site is surrounded by a Two other initiatives are helping to minimise
thick screen of some 50,000 established trees the site’s environmental impact. A recycling
and shrubs, which provide a natural programme has helped to reduce the level of
woodland habitat.
general waste at the refinery by increasing
Water plays an important role in the recycling to more than 80 per cent. The aim
production process at Fawley. Each day, is to increase this still further until no general
the plant draws up to 1.8 million tonnes of waste from the site needs to be sent to landfill.
Meanwhile, the refinery operates a series of
biopiles, which use organic substances that
are naturally present in soil to break down
waste from the refinery so that any potential
contaminants are removed. This approach,
which resembles a high technology compost
heap, minimises the amount of hazardous
waste produced on site that needs to be sent
away for incineration.
Did you know ?
Fawley pioneered the introduction
of lead-free petrol in the UK.
Safety, health and
the environment
ExxonMobil is committed to ensuring the health
and safety of everyone working at Fawley, or living
in the surrounding area. This commitment extends
to the protection of the local environment for the
good of residents and workers alike.
Heath and safety seawater from Southampton Water, mostly for
We are extremely proud of our health and cooling. When this is returned to the sea after
safety record at Fawley. Our goal here, and at purification, it’s often cleaner than when it was
all our other sites, is to have a workplace extracted.
where nobody gets hurt.
To help reduce energy consumption at Fawley,
Our award-winning commitment to safety has the plant uses a combined heat and power
been recognised many times, both within the generator (Cogen) that burns at twice the
industry, and by independent safety experts. efficiency of a conventional power station,
cutting energy costs and reducing carbon
We continue to explore new and better
ways to improve the safety and integrity of emissions. The Cogen unit, which is owned
our operations. and operated by Esso, is used to produce up
to 230 tonnes of steam per hour for use in the
The environment refinery, as well as electricity. Any electricity
The thriving saltmarsh that borders the site at that is not consumed on site is fed into the
Fawley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest National Grid, so Fawley is a net exporter of
(SSSI) that is home to over 20 species of electrical power.
birds. The rest of the site is surrounded by a Two other initiatives are helping to minimise
thick screen of some 50,000 established trees the site’s environmental impact. A recycling
and shrubs, which provide a natural programme has helped to reduce the level of
woodland habitat.
general waste at the refinery by increasing
Water plays an important role in the recycling to more than 80 per cent. The aim
production process at Fawley. Each day, is to increase this still further until no general
the plant draws up to 1.8 million tonnes of waste from the site needs to be sent to landfill.
Meanwhile, the refinery operates a series of
biopiles, which use organic substances that
are naturally present in soil to break down
waste from the refinery so that any potential
contaminants are removed. This approach,
which resembles a high technology compost
heap, minimises the amount of hazardous
waste produced on site that needs to be sent
away for incineration.
Did you know ?
Fawley pioneered the introduction
of lead-free petrol in the UK.
