DISTRIBUTION

Distributed around the UK by road, rail, sea and underground pipelines

Logistics and Distribution

Once finished products leave the refineries they are distributed around the UK by road, rail, sea and underground pipelines. TOTAL have oil storage terminals at strategic locations around England, Wales and the Channel Islands, from where products are transported to major customers and the company's network of around 1275 service stations.
Not all customers are UK-based, however. Products are exported to international customers in other areas such as Western Europe or the USA.

Fina-Line

Fina-Line is the major link between Lindsey Oil Refinery and TOTAL's Buncefield Terminal in Hertfordshire, which is a joint venture with Texaco. Completed in the summer of 1990, it marked the start of a new era for the company's logistics and offers a safe, environmentally-friendly method of distribution.
Fina-Line also connects to another pipeline leading into London Heathrow, the world's busiest airport. At certain peak times, it is Fina-Line alone that enables Heathrow to maintain operations. It stretches over a total of 140 miles, crossing 158 roads, 13 main rivers and 7 railway lines along the way. Horizontal directional drilling enables Fina-Line to cross rivers while entirely avoiding damage to the riverbeds and banks and interference with the water flow.