{"id":239507,"date":"2025-04-30T09:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-defends-closure-of-scotlands-only-crude-oil-refinery\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T09:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T08:04:54","slug":"minister-defends-closure-of-scotlands-only-crude-oil-refinery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/minister-defends-closure-of-scotlands-only-crude-oil-refinery\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister defends closure of Scotland&#8217;s only crude oil refinery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DUTfovGIaNg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Minister defends closure of Scotland's only crude oil refinery\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DUTfovGIaNg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Grangemouth refinery ceased producing crude oil for the final time yesterday, owner Petroineos has confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Politicians in Scotland have argued the government has acted unfairly by saving the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, but letting the oil refinery shut with the loss of 430 jobs. <\/p>\n<p>It also means Scotland no longer has any working oil refineries. <\/p>\n<p>Steve Reed, the environment secretary, says the government has invested \u00a3200m in retraining workers so they can take on jobs when the refinery becomes a distribution and imports hub.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/politics-latest-local-elections-labour-reform-starmer-farage-tories-lib-dems-greens-12593360<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #scotland #news #oil #jobs <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grangemouth refinery ceased producing crude oil for the final time yesterday, owner Petroineos has confirmed. Politicians in Scotland have argued the government has acted unfairly by saving the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, but letting the oil refinery shut with the loss of 430 jobs. 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