Refinery

Fawley Refinery

ExxonMobil ·Fawley, GB ·NYSE:XOM ·v1.1

A 270,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Fawley, GB, operated by ExxonMobil. Nelson Complexity 10.5.

Record

Rated capacity
270,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
10.5
Status
Operating
Operator
ExxonMobil
Parent
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/exxonmobil-fawley
Coordinates
50.8300, -1.3300

Notes

Recent news from July 2025 explicitly mentions ExxonMobil Fawley 'Boosting UK's energy with low-sulfur diesel' production, indicating active refining operations. October 2025 alarm test warning further confirms operational facility maintenance activities. These reports directly contradict the database record stating the refinery 'will not restart operations.' The facility appears to be under ExxonMobil operation, not Phillips 66, with concurrent hydrogen facility development plans.

What coverage reports

66 days since one was reported

Esso £1M Fawley refinery gas leak: integrity lessons for process engineers
2026-06-16 · 1 publisher filed it

5 reported in 12 months

incident 5

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

54 records12 Sep 2018 to 20 Jul 2026General 29 · Incident 11 · Operations 8 · Expansion 5
  1. General Low
    Fawley oil refinery warns of alarms sounding due to on-site issue

    ExxonMobil's Fawley Refinery warned residents that on-site alarms were sounded and might continue sounding due to an issue at the site.

    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  2. General Low
    Fawley Refinery warns of possible disruption in operational update

    The Exxon Mobil-run Fawley Refinery warned of possible disruption, noise, and flaring while performing maintenance on one operating unit and restarting a separate unit.

    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  3. Incident High
    Esso £1M Fawley refinery gas leak: integrity lessons for process engineers
    Geomechanics.io · matched fawley
  4. Incident High
    Major LPG leak at Fawley Refinery leads to £1m fine for Esso
    envirotech-online.com + 3 other outlets · matched fawley
  5. General Low
    Fawley refinery tower collapse exposed workers to 'life-threatening risks'
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  6. Incident High
    Esso fined £1m over collapse and harmful gas leak at Fawley refinery
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  7. General Low
    Noise warning as Fawley refinery set to use flares over 'coming days'
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  8. Incident High
    Residents warned as smoke expected at Fawley refinery
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  9. General Low
    Fawley refinery warns residents about noise disruption over the weekend from flares
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  10. Incident High
    Safety failings caused 33-hour gas leak at Fawley refinery, court told
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  11. General Low
    Hy24 and Hynamics UK agree to pursue £300 million green hydrogen facility at Fawley refinery
    Energies Media · matched fawley
  12. General Low
    ExxonMobil apologises for mystery smell from Fawley refinery
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  13. General Low
    Fawley oil refinery warns of alarm tests
    BBC · matched fawley
  14. Operations High
    Fawley refinery poverty pay canteen strikes escalate
    Unite the Union · matched fawley
  15. General Low
    French firms partner on green hydrogen project at Fawley oil refinery
    Energy Voice · matched fawley
  16. General Low
    Exxon starts new ULSD unit at UK's Fawley refinery
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched fawley
  17. Incident High
    New hydrogen facility at Fawley Refinery expected to bring increased noise and flaring
    Isle of Wight News from OnTheWight · matched fawley
  18. General Low
    Noise warning as Fawley refinery flares burn blue
    BBC · matched fawley
  19. Incident High
    Esso prosecuted over 'dangerous' gas leak at Fawley refinery
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  20. General Low
    Fawley oil refinery bosses warn residents flares will be used soon
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  21. General Low
    ExxonMobil’s Fawley refining complex adding new production units, capacities
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched fawley
  22. Operations High
    Hundreds of Fawley Refinery workers to vote on strike action amid pay dispute
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  23. General Low
    Fawley oil refinery apologises for noisy overnight flares
    BBC · matched fawley
  24. General Low
    Fawley refinery explains source of loud noises which kept people awake
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  25. General Low
    Svitzer selected as towage provider at Fawley Refinery
    ship-technology.com + 1 other outlet · matched fawley
  26. Incident Critical
    Fawley Refinery: Reported explosion was air release, operator says
    BBC · matched fawley
  27. General Low
    Southampton homes 'shook' after 'loud bang' at Fawley Refinery sparks immediate police response
    Surrey Live · matched fawley
  28. General Low
    Fawley Refinery: Officials investigate 'loud bang' at site
    BBC + 1 other outlet · matched fawley
  29. General Low
    Here's why there are flares over Fawley oil refinery again
    Isle of Wight County Press · matched fawley
  30. General Low
    Fawley refinery apologies over lengthy use of flares
    BBC · matched fawley
  31. Incident Critical
    Fawley refinery engineer rebuilding his life after near-fatal stroke
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  32. Operations High
    Strikes stepped up at Fawley refinery as heavy-handed policing deepens tensions in dispute
    Unite the Union · matched fawley
  33. Operations High
    Fawley refinery strike: Workers stand firm against danger and dirty tricks
    Revolutionary Communist Party · matched fawley
  34. Operations High
    Fawley Oil Refinery workers strike as pay dispute continues | ITV News Meridian
    ITVX · matched fawley
  35. General Low
    Fawley Refinery: HSE investigates flare incident
    BBC · matched fawley
  36. Operations Low
    Structure collapse behind Fawley refinery incident claims union
    Isle of Wight County Press · matched fawley
  37. General Critical
    Exxon shuts unit at Britain's Fawley oil refinery
    Reuters · matched fawley
  38. Operations High
    Fawley refinery facing disruption as workers announce payment strikes
    Unite the Union · matched fawley
  39. General Low
    Fawley Refinery: 'Operational incident' declared at site
    BBC + 1 other outlet · matched fawley
  40. Operations High
    Strikes end at Southampton’s Exxon Fawley refinery as Unite secures pay lift for 100 workers
    Unite the Union · matched fawley
  41. Incident High
    Exxon says it has safely contained fire at Fawley refinery unit
    Hydrocarbon Processing + 1 other outlet · matched fawley
  42. Incident High
    Fire 'quickly brought under control' at Fawley oil refinery
    BBC · matched fawley
  43. Conflict High
    Fawley refinery strike: Fighting spirit and solidarity
    Revolutionary Communist Party · matched fawley
  44. General Low
    Fawley oil refinery climate protesters face no police action
    BBC · matched fawley
  45. General Low
    Extinction Rebellion launches protest at Fawley refinery
    dailyecho.co.uk + 1 other outlet · matched fawley
  46. General Low
    In photos as protestors scale large 50ft oil silos at Fawley refinery
    Surrey Live · matched fawley
  47. General Low
    A new 73m stack could be built at Fawley refinery
    Daily Echo · matched fawley
  48. General Low
    ExxonMobil lets contract for Fawley refinery
    Oil & Gas Journal · matched fawley
  49. Expansion Medium
    Fawley oil refinery expansion, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
    NS Energy · matched fawley
  50. Expansion Medium
    Fawley oil refinery expansion gets go-ahead
    BBC · matched fawley
  51. Expansion Low
    ExxonMobil to invest over $1bn to expand Fawley refinery in UK
    offshore-technology.com + 1 other outlet · matched fawley
  52. General Low
    ExxonMobil to increase ultra-low sulfur diesel production at Fawley Refinery
    Hydrocarbon Engineering · matched fawley
  53. Expansion Low
    ExxonMobil to Expand Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Production at Fawley Refinery
    Exxon Mobil Corporation + 1 other outlet · matched fawley
  54. Expansion Low
    Fawley Oil Refinery £500m upgrade planned by ExxonMobil
    BBC · matched fawley

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