04/09/2026
When a Royal Wedding met refinery expansion ๐ ๐
On 29 July 1981, while millions tuned in to watch the wedding of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, an important milestone was taking place at Fawley.
A new distillation tower was lifted into position as part of the Lubricants Expansion Project, a three-year programme designed to improve lubricating oil yields and increase refinery efficiency.
Today, lubricants from Fawley are exported worldwide under the world-famous Mobil brand, helping to keep vehicles moving, industry operating and essential equipment running reliably.
More than four decades later, this investment remains an important chapter in the story of how innovation, expertise and long-term thinking have helped shape the site we know today.