Businesses in the shadow of Scotland’s biggest industrial site Grangemouth have expressed fears over the ‘knock-on’ effect of the refinery’s closure Ian Simpson was born and raised in the ...

In a release sent to Rigzone recently, Petroineos “confirmed its intention to cease refinery operations at Grangemouth during the second quarter of 2025”. The company highlighted in the ...

THE UK and Scottish governments have been criticised by a major trade union after ministerial media appearances focusing on Grangemouth over the weekend. Unite, one of Scotland’s biggest trade unions ...

The Labour MP for Grangemouth has said the UK Government should consider taking over the town's closure-threatened refinery. Brian Leishman said the Government "has to everything it possibly can ...

About the only thing that has become evident in the mad scramble for cover since Thursday's confirmation that the Grangemouth refinery will close in the second quarter of next year is this ...

A Scottish government minister has told the BBC that there is a "possible buyer" for the Grangemouth oil refinery. Owners Petroineos confirmed on Thursday that it was closing the facility on the ...

Petroineos’s announcement of the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery might have been all but inevitable but it was absolutely grim nonetheless. The closure, which the 50-50 joint venture ...

Petroineos are closing the Grangemouth oil refinery, shedding 400 jobs, “earlier” than politicians were prepared for, the SNP’s acting net zero and energy secretary has warned The SNP’s ...

The image popped into my head last week as I watched one politician after another line up to wring their hands over Grangemouth. On Thursday, Petroineos announced the closure of its refinery with ...

SNP and Labour ministers have ‘failed miserably’ to deliver a new future for Grangemouth, union leaders said yesterday amid rising anger over jobs losses. The Scottish and UK Governments were ...

Scotland’s First Minister has urged the owners of the Grangemouth refinery to reconsider its “premature” closure. Petroineos announced on Thursday it would shutter the refinery in the second ...

Pending upcoming consultation with employees and their representatives regarding the decision, PRL plans to cease all conventional crude processing operations at the Grangemouth refinery during ...