British Pipeline Agency Ltd (BPA) is a joint venture, established in 1969,[1] between BP Oil UK and Shell UK.[2] The company operates the UK oil pipeline network of oil pipelines which transport petroleum products around the UK.
Operations
BPA replaced the pipeline operations group of Shell Mex & BP in the late 1960s and took over the role as the majority operator on the Government Pipeline and Storage System (GPSS).[3]
As originally conceived the pipeline system comprised 1,600 miles of pipelines carrying 7.25 million tons a year of light oils, or 470 million ton miles annually.[4]
GPA continued as the major operator of the GPSS under reimbursable and fully indemnified contracts until the 1990s when those contracts were ended and the GPSS was instead operated by a number of companies under competitively tendered term contracts. [5]
The company
The BPA board comprises five directors, although the articles of association allows for up to ten.[6] One director acts as the chairman and one is the general manager. There is also a company secretary. The registered office is 5-7 Alexandra Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 5BS.[6]
In 2024 the company made a pre-tax profit of £2,532,760.[6]
BPA has nearly 200 staff.[6]
See also
- UK Oil Pipeline Network
- Oil and Pipelines Agency
External links
References
- Welcome to BPA retrieved 5 March 2015^
- Parliamentary Debates (Official Report - Unrevised) Dáil Éireann Oireachtas, 2005-06-02, retrieved 2007-03-15^
- Tim Whittle: Fuelling the Wars - PLUTO and the Secret Pipeline Network 1936 to 2015 published 2017 p116. ISBN 9780992855468^
- Clive Callow. Shell-Mex sets up pipeline unit The Times, 21 April 1969^
- Tim Whittle: Fuelling the Wars - PLUTO and the Secret Pipeline Network 1936 to 2015 published 2017 p146. ISBN 9780992855468^
- Annual Report and Accounts 2020 retrieved 31 December 2025^