‘Refinery operations are expected to cease in under 18 months in spring 2025. Owners Petroineos, a joint venture between PetroChina and INEOS, said the site would become an import and distribution hub.’
This is a genuine disaster for Scotland. We need to explore what action SG can take to keep it open.
For Scotland:
4% of GDP
8% of all manufacturing
80% of fuel
Hundreds of jobs in a population of 5 million doesn’t seem too bad.
It is an eyesore and surely can’t be going for the health of the people living round there.
I am fine with this. Hopefully the workers can find more ethical jobs. Oil and gas simply can’t compete with renewables in the long run, because well… they’re renewable.
More industry closing down and the government takes zero steps to replace it or encourage it to stay open.
We are sleepwalking into disaster, losing what’s left of our heavy industry capacity is suicidal.
Definitely need to keep it open, but thry need to be viable too.
So they need to find long term plans, good management and so.
This is where the GB government should step in, if steel manufacturers get it, then being able to refine our own oil is of critical national security too and so should get subsidies. Secure Energy and secure Scottish jobs.
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‘Refinery operations are expected to cease in under 18 months in spring 2025. Owners Petroineos, a joint venture between PetroChina and INEOS, said the site would become an import and distribution hub.’
This is a genuine disaster for Scotland. We need to explore what action SG can take to keep it open.
For Scotland:
4% of GDP
8% of all manufacturing
80% of fuel
Well that’s the Forties pipeline system needing an outlet – [flows have declined 40% in 6 years](https://www.offshore-mag.com/pipelines/article/14299456/forties-pipeline-system-oil-flows-have-declined-by-40-over-six-years) but there is still a flow
Hundreds of jobs in a population of 5 million doesn’t seem too bad.
It is an eyesore and surely can’t be going for the health of the people living round there.
I am fine with this. Hopefully the workers can find more ethical jobs. Oil and gas simply can’t compete with renewables in the long run, because well… they’re renewable.
More industry closing down and the government takes zero steps to replace it or encourage it to stay open.
We are sleepwalking into disaster, losing what’s left of our heavy industry capacity is suicidal.
Definitely need to keep it open, but thry need to be viable too.
So they need to find long term plans, good management and so.
This is where the GB government should step in, if steel manufacturers get it, then being able to refine our own oil is of critical national security too and so should get subsidies. Secure Energy and secure Scottish jobs.