Workers at Shetland’s Sullom Voe terminal set for strike action
Unite said if strike action takes place it will cause "widespread disruption" at one of Scotland's key oil and gas terminals.
Unite said if strike action takes place it will cause "widespread disruption" at one of Scotland's key oil and gas terminals.
The bulk of new diesel supply stemming from a $1 billion expansion at the UK’s largest oil refinery operated by Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) will be available in the first quarter of 2025.
Ineos has been hit with a £400,000 fine after a worker received "severe" burn injuries from falling into a chemical pit at its Grangemouth refinery.
Workers at the Grangemouth oil refinery have slated the Scottish and UK governments over failures to develop plans to help protect hundreds of jobs at the complex.
Scotland's only oil refinery at Grangemouth is set to close by mid-2025
Scottish and UK Governments will discuss Grangemouth refinery future
Energy Minister Graham Stuart also denied UK government approach would differ if the refinery was located in England
Former energy minister Michael Matheson held talks with Grangemouth operator Petroineos in 2022, in which he was told of the potential closure of the refinery in the face of market pressures.
Petroineos to offer enhanced redundancy terms and above inflation pay rise for ‘jobs on a timer’
Shetland Gas Plant co-owner Kistos (LON: KIST) expects the facility to reopen within the next two weeks, the company said today.
Exxon Mobil will complete a $1 billion expansion of diesel production at its Fawley UK oil refinery next year, a key step in curbing the country’s reliance on imports.
Union leaders slammed plans to cease operations at Grangemouth’s crude refinery and called for nationalisation, while just transition campaigners called for a ‘credible plan’ to protect workers.
Grangemouth, Scotland’s last remaining oil refining capacity, could close as soon as 2025 amid a reported decline in North Sea oil output and falling demand for fuels.
Unite members working as contractors for Kaefer at Shell operated plants vote to take a week of strike action between 27 November and 4 December.
GMB Scotland has said a "failure of government" is the cause of a major reduction in North Sea oil flowing through the Forties Pipeline System (FPS).
Ineos has apologised to Central Belt residents after a ‘process upset’ led to hours of flaring at Grangemouth on Thursday evening.
Dozens of workers employed at supermajor ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery and petrochemical complex could soon down tools as part of a dispute around pay.
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