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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

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 400 jobs, were ...

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 jobs at risk. ...

25 Nov 2024 at 17:49

Scotland

Just transition plan for Grangemouth site delayed until spring

The Scottish Government has delayed a plan for the Grangemouth refinery until next spring – just months before the site is due to be closed. Bosses at the site have announced the refinery will close in the second quarter of next year, ...

03 Oct 2024 at 16:57

World

Explosion at illegal oil refinery site ‘kills at least 15’ in Nigeria

An explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region killed at least 15 people, including a pregnant woman, residents and a local environmental rights group has reported. The blast happened on Monday ...

03 Oct 2023 at 16:08

Scotland

Grangemouth refinery closure date not yet known, boss tells MSPs

It is not known exactly when the Grangemouth oil refinery will close but its transition to a fuel import terminal will continue until at least spring 2025, MSPs have heard. The company which owns Scotland’s only refinery said the ...

13 Dec 2023 at 11:43

Climate activists scale Kelpies landmark near oil refinery

Two climate campaigners have climbed to the top of The Kelpies tourist attraction as part of action targeted at the fossil fuel industry in Scotland. Activists from This Is Rigged scaled the 100ft steel equine sculptures between ...

23 Jul 2023 at 12:08

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

Refinery workers refuse to deal with ship carrying Russian oil

Workers are refusing to deal with a German-flagged ship carrying Russian oil which is moored in the UK. Unions are urging the Government to close what they believe is a loophole following a ban on Russian vessels docking in ...

05 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Just transition to net-zero economy requires ‘significant’ action – experts

“Significant” further action is needed for Scotland to reach a low-carbon economy, the advisory body for attaining a just transition has warned. In its annual report published on Wednesday, the Just Transition Commission ...

15 Dec 2023 at 10:08

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 close the ...

13 Nov 2024 at 13:47

Scotland

Grangemouth could switch to sustainable fuel ‘relatively easily’, says union

The Grangemouth refinery could “relatively easily” be converted into a production facility for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) over a few years, the trade union Unite has claimed. General secretary Sharon Graham said ...

18 Nov 2024 at 17:47

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