Local Impact
The refinery's presence causes a considerable amount of traffic to pass through the village of North Killingholme at the time of work shifts commencing and ending. This has caused some disputes with the refinery's neighbouring community.
In December 2004, Total were fined £12,500 for allowing 60,000 litres of crude oil to leak into the Humber estuary.
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