Following up on my last post, where I came back from finishing up a shoot and shooting the sunset, I passed the CEPSA refinery Gibraltar-San Roque (Spanish: Refinería de Gibraltar-San Roque) on my way home. Built in 1967, it’s situated in Guadarranque Industral Estate. It is the largest in the Iberian Peninsula, with a crude oil daily processing capacity of 240,000 barrels per day. I love industrial objects and for years I wanted to shoot this at night, but only remember that when I pass it by. Usually you’re to late by then to hit an exit or any other reason not to be able to stop. This time I was in time for the exit and decided to give it a go. The area is vast and long stretched, and I got lost a few times , but I think I pulled off some nice ones for a first exploration. This place begs for more!!….. — V

first view

I found a little, more or less hidden and out of sight of guards thinking I am planning a terrorist attack, beach with views on the Bay of Gibraltar, where ships were being cargoed.

180º around en a wonderful view of the refinery

While losing my way out I shot the picture below….took me another half hour circling around and asking a guard to get back on the highway. Funny enough I passed this spot again, just when I hit the entry to the highway.