When Royal Shell, Royal Vopak and Greenergy founded Thames Oilport from the purchase of the Croyton refinery complex, they immediately instigated a project to convert the site into a fuel import, blending and distribution facility. Once this project is completed, the new facility will permit seagoing tankers to berth alongside the jetties to offload petroleum products, which will then be blended into petrol and diesel for redistribution to petrol stations throughout the UK.