A report by the health and safety executive into fires and explosion at grangemouth and dalmeny, scotland. A process by which the hydrocarbon molecules of petroleum are broken into simpler molecules, as of gasoline or kerosene, by the addition of hydrogen. Grangemouth is scotlands biggest manufacturing business, its refinery supplies most of its fuel and the petrochemicals plant produces plastics used in industries ranging from cars to packaging. Live simple, live free tinyhouse prepper recommended for you. Scotlands landscape is bbc scotlands archive capturing the ever changing shape of the land. When the explosion eventually came, killing two workers and badly.
Image caption the 48hour strike is planned to begin at 07. Grangemouth chemical plant to close jump to media player the petrochemical plant at the giant grangemouth complex in central scotland is to close with the loss of about 800 jobs, owner ineos has. Aug 17, 2016 night time aerial film of grangemouth oil refinery. Find grangemouth police station in grangemouth, fk3. To download the full version of this article please subscribe to our technical library. Heres a short video clip showing the final stages of ineos ethane tank roof being gently lifted in to place on just a cushion of air provided by four small fans. Feb 10, 2014 bosses at grangemouth chemical plant blasted over gloating video which documents bitter industrial dispute owners ineos have been accused of reopening old wounds after posting the 27minute. Explosion at ineos grangemouth 9th sept 2015 youtube. Grangemouth news, views, gossip, pictures, video daily. The grangemouth ineos petrochemicals plant has been evacuated after a gas leak was found in a pipeline. Grangemouth explosion ineos 9th september 2015 cat mac.
At the, then bp, grangemouth refinery, some 7 kilometres to the wnw, tragically, an explosion in a seperator tank had killed two refinery workers. Each programme will come from a different site and will include ceo interviews, site profiles and staff stories to keep people up to date with everything. Tv, a brand new internal tv channel launched by the company. May 02, 2017 the grangemouth ineos petrochemicals plant has been evacuated after a gas leak was found in a pipeline. Animation of 2015 explosion at exxonmobil refinery in torrance, ca.
Sickening video shows thug kick staffie in vicious attack in scots park. The grangemouth ethane supply project completed in q3 2016 was identical to the one the company previously completed in 2015 at its rafnes facility in norway where ineos had successfully invested in new infrastructure. Diy brick rocket stove cooking without electrical power duration. Sep 05, 2007 grangemouth industrial safety plans video. Grangemouth refinery is a mature oil refinery complex located on the firth of forth in grangemouth, scotland. Filmed in timelapse and in a remarkable feat of engineering, the 330 tonne roof was lifted more than 30m from the base of the tank using very low air pressure 170 times less. The grangemouth facility has one of only four gas crackers in europe capable of using ethane gas to manufacture ethylene. Ineos grangemouth site is home to scotlands only crude oil refinery and is a major manufacturer of petrochemicals. Silver eagle refinery explosion slow motion youtube. How ineos humiliated unite in grangemouth richard seymour.
Life in a day at grangemouth 26th april 2017 duration. Around 1200 people work at the refinery near falkirk. The 38yearold is sentenced for stabbing the fatherofone to death at the home they shared in falkirk. It is reputedly the uks secondoldest refinery, and it. However, a major explosion and fire in 1987 disabled the unit for more than. This authentic clip proves beyond doubt that there is life on other planets, this video taken on the 5th november 2010 location grangemouth scotchland captures an ailen craft taking off near to.
Ineos raises the roof on europes biggest ethane tank at grangemouth in scotland. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Three enforcement actions have been taken for the bp oil grangemouth refinery limited between 1988 and the incidents in 2000. The grangemouth site covers about 1,700 acres and employs more than 1,300 people in an oil refinery and petrochemical plant by the estuary of the river forth in central scotland. Derailment of lpg tankwagons followed by a uvce explosion and page an intense fire. Grangemouth plant shutdown leaves government fighting to. Grangemouth refinery has completed an extensive revamp of its hydrocracker. Jan 31, 2011 this authentic clip proves beyond doubt that there is life on other planets, this video taken on the 5th november 2010 location grangemouth scotchland captures an ailen craft taking off near to. Sep 09, 2015 grangemouth explosion ineos 9th september 2015 cat mac. It is also home to petroineos, scotlands only crude oil refinery and produces the bulk of fuels used in scotland. Grangemouth represents one of ineos largest manufacturing site by volume of products. Hazardex major gas leak causes evacuation of 1,000 staff at. Huge fire rips through grangemouth docks petrochemical plant.
Hydrocracking definition of hydrocracking by the free. Emergency services, including a hazardous response unit, are at the ineos petrochemical plant in. The sheriff fined bp oil grangemouth refinery limited. Oct 23, 20 the company has said the grangemouth site, which has been shut down for a week because of the dispute, is losing. Staff at the grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical plant have begun shutting down the facility ahead. In linlithgow, a windowshaking explosion woke me on the early morning of sunday 22 march 1987. Grangemouth plant in lockdown after reports of a gas leak. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses. Currently operated by petroineos, it is the only crude oil refinery in scotland and will be the only operating oil refinery following the cessation of refining activities at the dundee refinery and currently one of six in the uk. Sep 04, 2015 the firm which operates the grangemouth refinery, petroineos manufacturing scotland, made a. Police in scotland have evacuated a major oil refinery near edinburgh after a gas leak. Buy the fires and explosion at bp oil grangemouth refinery ltd. From then on until the time of the incident the plant was held in stand by condition with no fresh feed. Bosses at grangemouth chemical plant blasted over gloating.
Our products are used extensively in the petrochemical industry and transformed into bottles and pipes, cabling and insulation, food packaging and. Animation of 2015 explosion at exxonmobil refinery in torrance. Grangemouth news, views, gossip, pictures, video daily record. Grangemouth oil refinery faces permanent closure this article is more than 6 years old. Night time aerial film of grangemouth oil refinery. Grangemouth police station, grangemouth police yell. A report of the investigations by the hse into the fires and explosions at grangemouthand dalmeny, scotland, march, 22 march and 11 june 1987 by health and safety executive hse online at alibris. The investment that represents almost 40m will help maintain the efficiency and reliability of the lavera refinery. Grangemouth represents ineos largest manufacturing site by volume of products. May 10, 2008 about 40 firefighters have attended a blaze at the giant grangemouth oil refinery. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Hydrocracker construction rotterdam exxonmobil basestock. Derailment of lpg tankwagons followed by a uvce explosion and. Staff at the grangemouth oil refinery and petrochemical.
The small fire started just after 0200 bst on saturday when oil spilled onto piping at the plant in stirlingshire. Animation of april 26, 2018, explosion and fire at the husky energy refinery in superior, wisconsin duration. Up next updated bp texas city animation on the 15th anniversary of the explosion duration. Ineos boss calls for uk shale gas the uk has got to embrace shale gas, said the boss of the grangemouth chemical plant who claimed uk taxes were making the site uncompetitive. Bp oils grangemouth refinery has completed an extensive revamp of its hydrocracker and fcc, reducing production of fuel oil and upgrading to middle distillates to meet a growing market need. Surveillance video of the explosion at silver eagle refinery on november 4, 2009. Firefighters with six engines and a command unit attended the blaze, which was in a part of the site called the hydrocracker unit.
The current problems at the grangemouth refinery and petrochemical complex are deepseated, and developments in the international oil and gas markets have exacerbated these problems. Oct 20, 20 grangemouth oil refinery faces permanent closure this article is more than 6 years old. The grangemouth docks fire can be seen for milescredit. Ineos, the plants owner, insists it is not bluffing as deadline looms. Hydrocracker explosion and fire at bp oil, grangemouth refinery. The lavera refinery is currently in the process of installing two new reactors in its hydrocracker unit to replace three reactors that have reached the end of their useful mechanical life. Oct 14, 20 image caption the 48hour strike is planned to begin at 07. It is home to scotlands only crude oil refinery and produces the bulk of fuels used in scotland. Ineos hit with safety notice over accident prevention at. The blast created a wall of steam which firemen had to crawl under. Bosses at grangemouth chemical plant blasted over gloating video which documents bitter industrial dispute owners ineos have been accused of. The fires and explosion at bp oil grangemouth refinery ltd.
Grangemouth explosion ineos 9th september 2015 youtube. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Way more information than you ever wanted on how to fell a tree. Once the hydrocracker expansion project is complete, the rotterdam refinery will produce exxonmobils ehc group ii base stocks in europe for the first time, for supply to the european, african and middle east base oils and lubricant industries. A report of the investigations by the hse into the fires and explosions at. Listen to clips from bbc radio programmes on landscapes, such as grangemouth refinery near falkirk. Life under the shadow of a gasbelching grangemouth oil refinery. May 02, 2017 police in scotland have evacuated a major oil refinery near edinburgh after a gas leak. Hydrocracker revamp for grangemouth refinery digital refining. Grangemouth oil refinery faces permanent closure oil. In a prosecution in 1988, the oil refinery was fined. Emergency services, including a hazardous response unit, are at the ineos petrochemical plant in grangemouth. Scottish spca are looking to identify the two men in the clip.
This video is either unavailable or not supported in this browser. The explosion was considerable a 3 tonne piece of the separator being found one kilometre away on the foreshore. Grangemouth understanding the problems and their possible. According to its website, the grangemouth site contributes 4% of scottish gross domestic product and makes up approximately 8% of the countrys manufacturing base. Ineos has been given an improvement notice after being accused of failing to take all measures necessary to prevent major accidents at its site at grangemouth. Ineos has worked with the chemical industries association and itn. With production startup on track for late 2018, this expansion will make rotterdam a major. A report of the investigations by the health and safety executive into the fires and.
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