Forties Pipeline System (Grangemouth Refinery Closure Impacts)

Part of General Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 10 October 2024.

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We continue to engage constructively with businesses at Grangemouth to fully understand the impact that the closure of the refinery will have on the area, in particular on employment.

Ineos has confirmed that the Grangemouth refinery does not process significant volumes of Forties pipeline system derived crude, with the majority of the asset’s feedstocks being imported. Therefore, it is expected that the refinery’s closure will have limited impact on the Forties pipeline system.

More generally, and as outlined in the Scottish Government’s draft energy strategy, oil extracted from the North Sea is predominantly exported to international markets.