Irish Energy Market

Irish Energy Market and Oil & Gas Infrastructure

Oil Market

Oil Consumption in Ireland in 2003 was as follows:

The oil market is served by a number of companies, both multi-national and domestic independents. Oil products are distributed within Ireland by road from a number of sea fed terminals located at various ports. Ireland has one oil refinery located at Whitegate, Co. Cork which was operated by the Irish National Petroleum Corporation (INPC), a State-owned company, until July 2001 when it was sold to Tosco Corporation. Tosco Corporation was subsequently taken over by Phillips Petroleum, which company was acquired by Conoco and is now known as ConocoPhillips. The refinery is now operated by the Irish Petroleum Company Limited (IPCL), a ConocoPhillips subsidiary which also operates the storage terminal at Whiddy Island, within Bantry Bay, on the southwest coast of Ireland. The National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) has oil products currently stored there as part of Ireland's strategic oil reserves. NORA, a subsidiary of the INPC, is the State Body set up to manage Irelands Strategic Oil Reserves. Overall responsibility for the maintenance of these reserves rests with the Oil and Coal Division in the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2.

Contact:
Mr. Kevin Broderick
Oil Supply Division
Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
Adelaide Road
Dublin 2
Ph: +353 1 6782964
Email: Kevin.Broderick@dcmnr.gov.ie

Gas Market

Downstream natural gas activities in Ireland are the responsibility of Gas Division in the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2.

For further information refer to the 'Energy' Section of the DCMNR website

Contact:
Gas Corporate
Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources,
Leeson Lane,
Dublin 2.
Ph: +353 1 6782972
Fax: +353 1 6782969
Email: Mark.Barton@dcmnr.gov.ie

Gas Policy
Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources,
Leeson Lane,
Dublin 2.
Ph: +353 1 6041118
Fax: +353 1 6041016
Email: GasPolicy@dcmnr.gov.ie