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Strike at Scotland Refinery Forces BP to Shut a Pipeline
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The UK is "nowhere near" having to impose emergency powers to restrict fuel supplies, the government insisted yesterday, despite a strike forcing the closure of a pipeline that carries half of Britain's North Sea oil. (article 6)
Workers walked off the job Sunday at the only oil refinery in Scotland, requiring BP to close a pipeline that supplies about a third of Britain's petroleum needs. (article 7)
The Sunday Herald has a story which says First Minister Alex Salmond and Prime Minister Gordon Brown are set to meet at an unprecedented Downing Street summit to discuss plans to avert a fuel crisis over the Grangemouth strike. (article 11)
Threatened industrial action closed a "crucial" Scottish oil refinery on Friday and is set to shut down half of Britain's North Sea oil output as possible fuel shortages loomed ahead of Sunday's strike. (article 2)
The Grangemouth refinery closed on Friday night ahead of the planned two-day action by 1,200 workers in a bitter row over pensions that threatens fuel supplies in Scotland and the north of England. (article 2)
Workers at one of the UK's biggest oil refineries based in Grangemouth are set to take part in a two-day strike from Sunday. (article 3)
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Source articles
- Strike in Scotland closes major North Sea oil pipeline (Washington Post, 04/27/2008, 391 words)
- Strike threat shuts Scottish refinery (ft.com, 04/26/2008, 483 words)
- Q&A: The Grangemouth dispute (BBC News, 04/25/2008, 941 words)
- Timeline: Grangemouth dispute (BBC News, 04/27/2008, 930 words)
- BP prepares to shut down North Sea pipeline (ft.com, 04/25/2008, 345 words)
- Emergency fuel supply curbs 'nowhere near' (ft.com, 04/28/2008, 428 words)
- Strike at Scotland Refinery Forces BP to Shut a Pipeline (nytimes.com, 04/28/2008, 198 words)
- Oil refinery strikers hold rally (BBC News, 04/27/2008, 805 words)
- Ships bring extra oil amid strike (BBC News, 04/27/2008, 558 words)
- Catch up on the most popular stories on the BBC Scotland news website. (BBC News, 04/27/2008, 381 words)
- What the Scottish Sundays say (BBC News, 04/27/2008, 255 words)
- 'Weeks' to re-start strike plant (BBC News, 04/26/2008, 407 words)
- Industry plea to prevent strike (BBC News, 04/26/2008, 438 words)
- Strike to close key oil pipeline (BBC News, 04/25/2008, 129 words)
- Plea to avoid petrol panic buying (BBC News, 04/25/2008, 269 words)
- Drivers urged against fuel rush (BBC News, 04/26/2008, 564 words)
- The petrol picture in Scotland (BBC News, 04/27/2008, 1299 words)
- Adding fuel to a taxing time (BBC News, 04/25/2008, 676 words)
- Short action can have wide impact (ft.com, 04/26/2008, 470 words)
- Quiet defiance on the picket line (BBC News, 04/27/2008, 472 words)
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