Canvey Island Ltd. The site offers a bulk liquid storage facility for refined petroleum products. Neither of the refineries proposed in the 1970s were completed or commissioned. The Texaco site was demolished and the tanks removed, the former Texaco river jetty is still extant. Canvey Island lies off the south coast of Essex east of London, and west of Southend-on-Sea. The island is separated from the mainland to the north and west by Benfleet, East Haven and Vange creeks, and faces the Thames Estuary to the east and south. Along with neighbouring Two Tree Island, Lower Horse and Upper Horse, Canvey is
Canvey Island 2003 painted clay sculpture titled "Canvey Island". Canvey was also home to a Prada fashion shoot in 2014 starring James McAvoy, and featured in BBC's Silent Witness shown on 2 & 3 February 2015. Canvey Island has two senior semi-professional football teams in Canvey Island F.C. ('The Gulls') and Concord Rangers F.C. ('The Beachboys'). The oldest of the two clubs (founded in 1926) Canvey Island F.C. currently play a step lower than their newer rivals (Concord Rangers F.C. being founded in 1967) in the Isthmian League Premier Division, whilst 'The Beachboys' compete in The Conference South. Despite Canvey Island F.C.