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Government cannot guarantee job for every laid off Grangemouth worker – Murray

The UK Government cannot guarantee a new job for every worker who could be laid off when the Grangemouth refinery closes next year, the Scottish Secretary has said. Plans for the closure of the site in the second quarter of next year, with the loss ...

17 Oct 2024 at 17:01

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Robertson meets Grangemouth part-owners amid criticism over China trip

Scotland’s External Affairs Secretary has been meeting bosses at the Chinese firm which part-owns the Grangemouth oil refinery, as ministers aim to secure a future for the site beyond its 2025 shutdown date. Angus Robertson, who has been ...

24 Nov 2023 at 12:33

Financial statements from Grangemouth owner give ‘distorted picture’, says union

A trade union official has questioned financial statements produced by the owner of the Grangemouth refinery, saying they present a “distorted picture”. Petroineos announced in September plans to close the refinery in the second quarter ...

20 Nov 2024 at 13:18

Ceasing operations at refinery ‘directly counter to just transition’

The decision to cease operations at Scotland’s only oil refinery runs “directly counter to a just transition to a low carbon economy”, an expert advisory group has said. Petroineos, which owns the plant at Grangemouth, on Wednesday ...

23 Nov 2023 at 14:49

College to offer support to workers at risk from Grangemouth closure

A college will offer “bespoke support” for workers impacted by the closure of the Grangemouth refinery, the UK Government has announced. Plans for the closure of the site in the second quarter of next year, with the loss of up to ...

17 Oct 2024 at 12:31

‘Grown-up debate’ needed about future of Grangemouth, says Petroineos boss

A “grown-up debate” is required about the future of the Grangemouth refinery, a senior official from its owners has said. Petroineos announced in September the refinery will close in the second quarter of next year, putting 400 ...

25 Nov 2024 at 17:49

Government must be ‘forced to act’ to save Grangemouth refinery, union says

Governments must be ‘forced to act’ to save Grangemouth refinery, union says

Union leaders have insisted the Labour Government “must be forced to act” to save Scotland’s only oil refinery. Sharon Graham, the general secretary of the Unite union branded the planned closure of the refinery at Grangemouth ...

28 Sept 2024 at 18:15

£40m to extend Grangemouth licence not good use of public money – minister

Providing £40 million to Grangemouth to extend a licence for its refinery would not be a good use of public money, a UK Government minister has said. Last year, Petroineos announced the refinery near Falkirk will change into ...

17 Jan 2024 at 15:07

Minister wants to see Grangemouth refinery continue ‘as long as possible’

The Scottish Government has said it wants to see the oil refinery at Grangemouth continue operating “as long as possible”, following news that its owners may shut it down in 2025. Energy Secretary Neil Gray vowed the ...

23 Nov 2023 at 17:28

Government only told of Grangemouth closure at same time as workers – minister

A minister has rejected claims the Scottish Government was warned of the Grangemouth refinery closure years before the announcement. Scottish Energy Secretary Mairi McAllan said it is “crystal clear” ministers were ...

22 Feb 2024 at 16:00

£100m support package pledged as Grangemouth refinery closure confirmed

The Scottish and UK governments have pledged a £100 million support package for Grangemouth after bosses at Petroineos announced Scotland’s only oil refinery is to close with the loss of 400 jobs. The company ...

12 Sept 2024 at 12:35

Grangemouth transition planning should have started five years ago, MSPs told

Planning for a “smooth transition” at the Grangemouth refinery should have started five years ago, MSPs have been told. Representatives of Petroineos, which owns the Scottish plant and has announced plans to ...

13 Nov 2024 at 13:47

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