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Workers walked out of ExxonMobil refinery due to safety fears, says union

Workers at a Fife refinery withdrew their labour over safety concerns prompting calls for an investigation, a union has said. ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran refinery in Cowdenbeath will be subject to inquiries from the Health and Safety Executive after ...

18 Aug 2023 at 11:12

Swinney sparks confusion over Mossmorran jobs comment

The First Minister has sparked confusion after appearing to confirm Mossmorran workers will be guaranteed job interviews as part of a just transition fund. John Swinney has been accused by Scottish Greens co-leader Ross Greer of “clearly saying ...

27 Nov 2025 at 17:31

Scotland

MSP urges ExxonMobil to work with governments to avert Mossmorran closure

A local MSP has urged ExxonMobil and the Scottish and UK Governments to work together to avert the closure of a plant in her constituency. The firm announced it plans to close the Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran in February, following a ...

18 Nov 2025 at 15:19

SNP urges UK Government to intervene to save jobs at Fife plant

The SNP has called on the UK Government to step in to save jobs at an industrial plant in Fife where hundreds of workers are at risk. Stephen Flynn, the SNP’s leader in Westminster, warned oil and gas jobs are being “pushed off a cliff” ...

18 Nov 2025 at 13:07

Forbes makes plea to UK Government after closure plans for ‘cornerstone’ plant

The Scottish Government has pledged it will “explore all options” to support ExxonMobil workers in Fife, after the energy giant announced it is to close its plant at Mossmorran. But Scotland’s Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said it ...

18 Nov 2025 at 20:08

ExxonMobil plans closure of Fife manufacturing site

Global energy giant ExxonMobil will close its manufacturing plant in Fife, the company has announced. The Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran – which produces the base material for plastics – is expected to shut in February. According ...

18 Nov 2025 at 16:29

Westminster ‘sleepwalking into’ Scottish deindustrialisation – Stephen Flynn

Westminster is “sleepwalking into the deindustrialisation of Scotland”, Stephen Flynn has warned, as he clashed with a minister over the closure of ExxonMobil’s Fife plant. The SNP Commons leader criticised the Government’s ...

19 Nov 2025 at 11:04

ExxonMobil boss says ‘deliberate’ UK Government policies ‘undermining’ business

Petrochemical giant ExxonMobil has said “deliberate” policies of the UK Government policies are “undermining” the business – with this contributing to the decision to close a key site in Scotland. Paul Greenwood, the ...

19 Nov 2025 at 10:58

Mossmorran staff going through a ‘difficult time’, says PM

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said workers at a Fife plant threatened with closure are going through a “difficult time” after its owner accused the UK Government of “undermining” the business. ExxonMobil ...

19 Nov 2025 at 15:59

Scotland

Oil and gas job losses deemed ‘national emergency’ by Findlay

The number of oil and gas jobs being lost is a “national emergency”, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said. Russell Findlay raised the plight of workers at the ExxonMobil ethylene plant in ...

20 Nov 2025 at 13:10

Scotland

Scottish Government ‘broke promise’ to Mossmorran workers, Swinney told

The Scottish Government “broke its promise” to the workers at ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran site, the co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said. The Fife Ethylene Plant – which produces the base material ...

20 Nov 2025 at 13:24

Scotland

Defence firm could look at employing some Mossmorran workers, Alexander says

A defence firm could be open to employing Mossmorran workers following the planned closure of the site, the Scottish Secretary has said. Douglas Alexander said Monday’s meeting with the Scottish ...

24 Nov 2025 at 21:22

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