Refinery

Whitegate Refinery

Irving Oil ·Ireland, IE ·v1.1

A 71,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Ireland, IE, operated by Irving Oil. Status: closed.

Record

Rated capacity
71,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Status
Closed
Operator
Irving Oil
Parent
Irving Oil Limited
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/irving-oil
Coordinates
51.7519, -6.4734

Notes

News dated April 8, 2026 reports the Whitegate refinery blockade and Taoiseach's statement characterizing it as 'national sabotage', indicating the facility was forcibly closed on this date. The database note about April 11 access restoration appears to be predictive/aspirational rather than confirmed by current news. The April 8 closure is the most recent confirmed status.

What coverage reports

71 days since one was reported

Midleton businessman given suspended jail term over Whitegate refinery protest
2026-06-11 · 1 publisher filed it

3 reported in 12 months

operations 3

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

49 records8 Mar 2016 to 11 Jun 2026General 39 · Incident 4 · Operations 3 · Policy 1
  1. Operations Critical
    Midleton businessman given suspended jail term over Whitegate refinery protest
    echo live · matched whitegate
  2. General Low
    Fuel protester involved in Whitegate refinery blockade charged after climbing on top of tanker
    The Irish Times · matched whitegate
  3. General Low
    Man charged with dangerous driving following incident near Whitegate oil refinery protest
    The Irish Times + 1 other outlet · matched whitegate
  4. Policy Low
    Man, 20, due in court after arrest amid fuel protests near Whitegate refinery
    echo live · matched whitegate
  5. General Low
    Man to face dangerous driving charges over tractor chase near Whitegate oil refinery
    The Irish Times · matched whitegate
  6. General Low
    Tensions at Whitegate: Garda Public Order Unit leave refinery as stand off continues
    MSN · matched whitegate
  7. General Low
    Number of arrests made at Whitegate oil refinery, Garda Commissioner says
    Irish Mirror · matched whitegate
  8. General Low
    Protesters block oil truck at Cork's Whitegate site despite garda access to refinery
    MSN · matched whitegate
  9. General Low
    19 fuel trucks leave Whitegate oil refinery on Sunday morning
    echo live · matched whitegate
  10. General Low
    19 trucks leave Cork's Whitegate oil refinery but full recovery could 'take 10 days'
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  11. General Low
    Protesters call off blockade at Whitegate oil refinery
    echo live · matched whitegate
  12. General Low
    Fuel Protests in Ireland Turn Violent as Police Deployed to Secure Whitegate Refinery
    خبرگزاری اطلس · matched whitegate
  13. General Low
    LIVE: Gardaí make 'several' arrests at Whitegate refinery in Cork; fuel talks end without agreement
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  14. Operations Low
    Irish police cleared Whitegate refinery blockade, fuel deliveries resumed
    mezha.net · matched whitegate
  15. General Low
    Irish police push back fuel-price protesters blocking country’s only oil refinery
    politico.eu · matched whitegate
  16. General Low
    First oil tankers leave Whitegate refinery en route to replenish fuel supplies nationwide
    Extra.ie + 1 other outlet · matched whitegate
  17. General Low
    Gardaí restore access to Whitegate refinery after pushing back protesters
    echo live · matched whitegate
  18. General Low
    Video | Protester pulled from tractor at Whitegate oil refinery | RTÉ
    RTE.ie · matched whitegate
  19. General Low
    Video: Garda Operation Under Way at Whitegate Refinery to Secure Emergency Fuel Supplies
    news.corksafetyalerts.com · matched whitegate
  20. General Low
    Tensions mount at Whitegate refinery as public order unit use pepper spray; details emerge of Government supports
    The Irish Independent · matched whitegate
  21. General Low
    Fuel trucks leave Whitegate oil refinery in Co Cork after four-day blockade broken by gardaí
    The Journal + 1 other outlet · matched whitegate
  22. General Low
    Protest at Whitegate refinery in Cork officially stood down; Cabinet to meet on Sunday
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  23. General Low
    Defence Force Units Arrive At Whitegate Oil Refinery Protest
    Nova.ie · matched whitegate
  24. General Low
    Water cannon arrives in Cork city amid protests at Whitegate oil refinery and fuel depots
    echo live · matched whitegate
  25. General Low
    Whitegate refinery protesters braced themselves as public order gardaí descended
    The Irish Times · matched whitegate
  26. General Low
    Protesters block oil truck at Cork's Whitegate site despite garda access to refinery
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  27. General Low
    Gardaí Secure Access to Whitegate Refinery in Morning Operation
    news.corksafetyalerts.com · matched whitegate
  28. General Low
    Video | Large garda presence at Whitegate refinery protest in Cork | RTÉ
    RTE.ie · matched whitegate
  29. General Low
    Video | Gardaí attempting to escort empty fuel truck into Whitegate refinery | RTÉ
    RTE.ie · matched whitegate
  30. General Low
    Garda Public Order Unit Arrives at Whitegate Oil Refinery as Protest Enters Third Day
    news.corksafetyalerts.com · matched whitegate
  31. General Low
    Video | South East Correspondent Marc O'Driscoll reports from Whitegate refinery in Cork | RTÉ
    RTE.ie · matched whitegate
  32. General Low
    The standoff at Whitegate: confusion the order of the day at Co Cork refinery
    The Irish Times · matched whitegate
  33. General Low
    Cork's Whitegate refinery blockade continues; protesters gather as Taoiseach due in Macroom
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  34. General Low
    Whitegate Oil Refinery Blockaded as Fuel Protests Escalate Across Ireland
    news.corksafetyalerts.com · matched whitegate
  35. General Low
    ‘If we get shifted, we’ll only be back again' says Whitegate protestor at Cork refinery blockade
    echo live · matched whitegate
  36. General Low
    Government condemns the blockade at Whitegate Oil Refinery
    Cork's 96FM · matched whitegate
  37. General Low
    Protest at Whitegate Refinery Grows as Gardaí Issue legal Warning to Demonstrators
    afloat.ie · matched whitegate
  38. Conflict Critical
    Video | Drone footage shows ongoing blockade at Whitegate refinery | RTÉ
    RTE.ie · matched whitegate
  39. Operations Critical
    Whitegate blockade 'act of national sabotage'
    RTE.ie + 1 other outlet · matched whitegate
  40. General Low
    Profits plummet at operator of Whitegate refinery to $10.5m
    Irish Examiner + 1 other outlet · matched whitegate
  41. General Low
    Operator of Whitegate Oil Refinery referred to WRC over changes in remote working policies
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  42. Incident High
    Irving Oil avoids conviction over Whitegate refinery oil spill
    rte.ie · matched whitegate
  43. Incident High
    Irving Oil Whitegate refinery avoids conviction after oil spill
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  44. General Low
    Profits at Whitegate refinery increase by 10%
    The Irish Times · matched whitegate
  45. Incident High
    Cork Harbour clean up operations expanded after Whitegate oil refinery leak
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  46. Incident High
    Public warned to stay away from shoreline near Whitegate refinery after gas oil spill
    Irish Examiner · matched whitegate
  47. General Low
    Irving Oil finalizes purchase of Whitegate refinery from Phillips 66
    Hydrocarbon Processing · matched whitegate
  48. General Low
    Irving Oil takes ownership of Ireland's Whitegate refinery
    CBC · matched whitegate
  49. Expansion Low
    Irving Oil confirms agreement in place to acquire Whitegate refinery in Ireland
    Hydrocarbon Processing · matched whitegate

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