UK: Strike to close key oil pipeline

The Forties oil pipeline, which provides a third of the UK’s daily oil output, is to close as a result of the Grangemouth dispute, it has emerged.

The BP-run pipeline relies on steam and electricity from the Ineos refinery at Grangemouth in central Scotland.


Workers at the plant are due to take part in a two-day strike from Sunday in a row over pensions.

Oil and Gas UK have said the closure of the pipeline could cost the British economy up to