Reported by: Original Source: Source link Maintenance of ground flares at the Mossmorran chemical plant in Fife will take place next week. The work will be carried out at Fife NGL Plant, which is run by Shell and operates alongside ExxonMobil’s Fife Ethylene Plant, over three days from Tuesday to Thursday. Fife NGL Plant manager […]
Shell to carry out ground flare maintenance at NGL Plant – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link SHELL have announced that they will be carrying out maintenance on two ground flares over three days next week. The “essential” work at the Fife NGL (Natural Gas Liquids) Plant will start on Tuesday, June 23 and finish on Thursday, 25. Shell say that the maintenace work at the […]
‘Coast and Waters’ is this year’s theme – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link FIFE’S biggest annual arts competition will still be held in 2020, despite the coronavirus crisis. Organisers ONFife, and sponsors Shell, are taking entries for the competition online and are delighted to announce a new aspect to this year’s Fife Art Exhibition, which annually attracts hundreds of entries from amateur […]
Mark Ruskell: They’re no substitute for ‘boots on the ground’ – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link A FIFE MSP has warned that using drones is no substitute for “boots on the ground” when it comes to monitoring Mossmorran. Mark Ruskell, who represents Mid Scotland and Fife for the Scottish Green Party, has urged SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) not to underestimate the importance of site […]
Inside tomorrow’s Central Fife Times – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link We’ve got a mum who was floored after her baby was born in a lift, why NHS heroes are sew grateful to a 96-year-old and Cowdenbeath FC looking for a first date. There’s also the Kelty survivor who fears coronavirus is preventing early cancer diagnosis, the possibility of drones […]
Drones could be deployed over Mossmorran to monitor compliance – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link Drones could be used to monitor Mossmorran by Scotland’s environment watchdog. Sepa’s visits to sites it regulates including the Fife petrochemical plant have been curtailed by restrictions on non-essential travel during the coronavirus pandemic. Chief executive Terry A’Hearn revealed the aerial devices could be used to keep a watching […]
SEPA get complaints from residents – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link NOISE from the Mossmorran Fife Ethylene Plant on Friday night led to complaints from people in Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly. Sepa confirmed it had received numerous complaints indicating noise was similar to a severe rumbling. They tweeted: “Late this evening we’ve received a number of complaints regarding noise at ExxonMobil, […]
Mossmorran faces more complaints over ‘excessive’ noise – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link People living around Mossmorran have reported the petrochemical plant for generating ‘extreme’ noise on Friday night. Scotland’s environment watchdog Sepa said it had received numerous complaints against operator ExxonMobil Chemical. Residents in nearby Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly compared the rumbling to a jet engine and said sleep had been disturbed. […]
Activists’ hopes will be high that CPS will take action – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link THE people of the area would have been taking on board everything in our stories about the decision by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to refer their findings about the Easter time flaring from the Fife Ethylene Plant in 2019 to the Crown Prosecution Service. It certainly was […]
