Oil terminals are a key component of the energy supply industry in Ireland which is extensively based on the import, production and distribution of refined petroleum products.
Most terminals have road tanker loading equipment for local distribution of products to industrial, commercial and domestic users.
[2] The table summarises details of the location and operation of the oil terminals in Ireland.
The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) specifies annually the volumes of oil stocks to be held by NORA.
In Ireland stocks are held in some of the above oil storage facilities including Dublin, Cork (Whitegate Refinery), Whiddy Island (Bantry Bay), Foynes, Shannon, Tarbert (power station), and Galway.