It has a capacity of 75,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd), sufficient to provide 40 percent of Ireland's fuel requirements.

[2] In 1981, the Irish Refining Company Limited closed the refinery because of poor financial returns.

There are also ballast water facilities[6] The operation of the refinery process plant is summarised in the following table.

High flash point products such as crude oil, gasolines, blendstocks, and naphtha are stored in floating roof tanks.

Low flash point substances such as kerosene, gasoil, diesel and heavy fuel oil are stored in cone roof tanks.

[9] Adjacent to the refinery to the south (Coordinates: 51°49’07”N 08°15’17”W) is the Whitegate power station, Glanagow, County Cork.

This 435 MW gas turbine station is owned by Bord Gáis part of Centrica.