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Refineries: Grangemouth

Asked by Brian LeishmanLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 5 November 2024UIN 11497

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on the potential amount of funding required to keep the Grangemouth oil refinery in operation for the next 12 months.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Grangemouth refinery is a private business owned by Petroineos. Petroineos stated that its shareholders have invested more than $1.2bn since 2011 to maintain the refinery’s safe operation, recording losses in excess of $775m during the same period. The company made clear that there was no viable commercial future for the refinery operation at Grangemouth.

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