Explosions at Mossmoran – https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-50019712 Linda Holt, board member and spokesperson for Mossmorran Action Group “I was shocked to learn at Lesley Laird’s Working Group on Mossmorran today that the two boiler breakdowns in August were both accompanied by explosions. David Green of HSE described the breakdowns as “catastrophic”, and they are currently the subject […]
Action Group’s concerns over gravity of boiler failure – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link MOSSMORRAN Action Group has expressed their concerns about reports of the extent of the damage caused by the boiler failure at the Fife Ethylene Plant which forced its shut down. Linda Holt, board member and spokesperson for Mossmorran Action Group said: “I was shocked to learn at MP Lesley […]
Reaction to councillor’s risk assessment complaints – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link THE operators of the Fife Ethylene Plant have underlined their determination to continue to offer children valuable learning opportunities through their special pond at Mossmorran. This follows strong criticism from a Fife Councillor of her views of their risk assessment levels. Councillor Linda Holt, a member of the Mossmorran […]
‘Rumours have been circulating locally that the boilers exploded’ – ExxonMobil Mossmorran explosions to be investigated – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link Mossmorran: Probe into boiler explosions at ExxonMobil plant The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is carrying out a probe into the incident which caused a complete plant shutdown in August. It is understood the blasts happened on two separate occasions in two different boilers due to a critical build-up […]
Levels expected to be less severe than in April – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link FLARING will occur when Fife Ethylene Plant restarts by December, the Mossmorran Working group learned today (Friday). ExxonMobil, working alongside SEPA to manage the start-up process, confirmed planned flaring would be publicised in advance to residents. It would not be as severe as flaring witnessed in April, the company […]
Lochgelly resident brands Mossmorran operators ‘liars’ over compensation claim – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link A Lochgelly resident has branded ExxonMobil “liars” after the company said it had received no formal requests for compensation. Earlier this week, the petrochemical giant told The Courier: “We have not received any formal requests for monetary compensation from members of the public.” Joe Purves, who lives in Lochgelly […]
Shell Oil Corporation Burning Gas For Months Because They Can’t Sell It — Surrounding Communities Affected – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link By John Vibes The Shell oil corporation is burning off large volumes of ethane because they can’t sell it to their regular customer, which is a plant on the same property owned by ExxonMobil. The location is officially known as “Mossmorran,” and is used by numerous oil and gas […]
Flaring of Natural Gases is Gross Insult to the Earth’s Greenshouse Effect – Auto Republish
Reported by: Original Source: Source link SHELL flaring ethane gas at Mossmorran, Scotland Shell forced to burn off gas it cannot sell From an Article by Angie Brown, BBC Scotland, October 2, 2019 Shell has been forced to burn off “significant” volumes of ethane because it cannot sell it to a firm that has temporarily […]
Letter correcting two errors by ExxonMobil in Dunfermline Press today
Sir, ExxonMobil should get its facts right before it rushes to the media (Dunfermline Press, 3.10.19) to attack me and the Mossmorran Action Group. First and most important, neither I nor the board of the Mossmorran Action Group has ever called for the closure of the plant, let alone “actively campaigned for it” as Stuart […]
