Government not ‘sleepwalking’ over Grangemouth, says Starmer
The Prime Minister has said his Government is not “sleepwalking” into potential “industrial devastation” over the closure of the Grangemouth refinery.
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Grangemouth refinery closure will create ‘significant economic shock’, Swinney
The closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery will create a “significant economic shock”, John Swinney said, as the Scottish and UK governments promised a joint £100 million support package for Grangemouth.
Glencore Group nears deal for Shell’s Singapore oil refinery
A group including commodity trader Glencore Plc and Indonesian chemicals business PT Chandra Asri Pacific is in advanced talks to buy Shell Plc (LON:SHEL) assets in Singapore in a deal that could be worth about $1 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Scotland’s fuel binge offers glimpse of future without refinery
Scotland's only oil refinery at Grangemouth is set to close by mid-2025
Probe into fire at Equinor oil refinery uncovers ‘several nonconformities’
An investigation into a fire at an Equinor-operated oil refinery has shed light on a number of regulatory “nonconformities” at the site.
Two killed in Russian refinery explosion
Two people have been reportedly killed and another five injured in an explosion at an eastern Russia oil refinery near the Siberian city of Irkutsk.
‘Burnt beyond recognition’: 100 feared dead following explosion at Nigeria oil refinery
More than 100 are feared to have been killed, with victims “burnt beyond recognition”, following an explosion at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria.
Houston smoke plume may be tied to post-storm refinery start
Black smoke spewed across Houston’s industrial suburbs for more than an hour on Monday morning, just days after a winter storm knocked out power at several of the nation’s largest oil refineries.
Altrad snaps up contracts worth £30m for work at major oil refinery
Industrial services giant Altrad has signed two long-term contracts with a major oil refinery on the east coast of England, worth an estimated £30 million.
Old US oil refinery to pursue new green life after crude crash
In a sign of changing times, a U.S. oil refining company is converting one of its plants into a producer of clean fuel.
German oil refinery to convert unused wind into fuels
An oil refinery in northern Germany wants to turn excess wind power into green hydrogen to replace natural gas and produce synthetic fuels for aviation.
Refinery workers balloted for strike vote in pensions row
Workers at an oil refinery are to be asked if they want to vote for strikes in a dispute over pensions.
Fears oil protest will complicate Euro 2016 tournament
With trains cancelled across France on the seventh day of a nationwide strike, the SNCF national rail service has offered unions a deal to try to persuade train drivers to go back to work.
Amec recruiting after £330m Middle East deal
Amec said yesterday it would recruit 300 people after winning a £330million deal with the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).