Stanlow Terminals, which operates fuel and bulk liquid storage and shipping terminals at Birkenhead and Stanlow, reports ‘strong financial performance’ as pre-tax profits rise 14% to £53m. Tony McDonough reports
Tranmere Oil Terminal operator reports rises in revenues and pre-tax profits against a backdrop of “continued volatility across global energy markets”.
Stanlow Terminals, which employs 30 people at fuel and bulk liquid storage and shipping terminals at Birkenhead and Stanlow, is part of the Indian-owned Essar conglomerate that also owns and operates the giant Stanlow oil refinery at Ellesmere Port via EET Fuels.
In its accounts for the 12 months to March 31, 2026, Stanlow Terminals is reporting an 8% rise in revenues to £133.7m and a 14% rise in pre-tax profits to £53m. The company reports in US dollars and LBN has made a conversion at current exchange rates.
In the annual report, chairman Prashant Ruia said the company had “delivered a strong financial performance”. He added this reflected the “resilience of the company’s energy infrastructure, strong customer relationships and continued focus on operational efficiency”.
He also said: “These results were achieved against the backdrop of continued volatility across the global energy markets, geopolitical uncertainty and ongoing structural change within the refining and fuel sectors.
In 2023 Stanlow Terminals announced it was building a new import terminal for green ammonia at Tranmere. Green ammonia is a highly effective liquid carrier of hydrogen, which allows for the safe and cost-efficient transport of hydrogen at scale.
In late 2025 the company secured a £250,000 grant from the Liverpool City Region Freeport Innovation Challenge Fund towards the development of a pre-FEED (front-end engineering design) study for a CO2 import terminal at Tranmere and Stanlow.
Tranmere handles around 150 supertankers each year. Crude oil is unloaded from the vessels and is pumped via an underground pipeline the eight miles to the Stanlow refinery where it is turned into multiple petroleum products.
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During the year Stanlow Terminals began a “significant infrastructure enhancement” programme at Tranmere and Stanlow. This includes a new 100,000 sq m crude storage tanker.
It also plans to develop the UK‘s largest bio fuels storage hub, supporting the growing demand for sustainable aviation fuel, bio ethanol, renewable methanol, renewable diesel and low carbon fuel and feed stocks.