UK and Scottish Governments Warned Over Grangemouth Refinery 5 Years Ago, Says Petroineos

UK and Scottish Governments Warned Over Grangemouth Refinery 5 Years Ago, Says Petroineos

The UK and Scottish governments knew for five years that Grangemouth oil refinery was no longer a viable business, representatives from Petroineos told MPs. Petroineos’s head of legal and external affairs Iain Hardie told members of the Scottish Affairs Committee on Wednesday, “We had a discussion with representatives of the Scottish and UK governments as long as five years ago.” He said he told them that while the refinery was losing money, Pet…