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| Planned strike action at a Scottish oil refinery should not lead to an increase in the price of fuel at the pumps, a senior petrol industry figure has said. | Planned strike action at a Scottish oil refinery should not lead to an increase in the price of fuel at the pumps, a senior petrol industry figure has said. |
| Workers at the Grangemouth refinery are in talks with management from Ineos in a bid to head off the two-day stoppage. | Workers at the Grangemouth refinery are in talks with management from Ineos in a bid to head off the two-day stoppage. |
| Chris Hunt, director general of the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), made his comments as prices were increased at some petrol stations. | Chris Hunt, director general of the UK Petroleum Industry Association (UKPIA), made his comments as prices were increased at some petrol stations. |
| One outlet in Kirkcaldy, Fife, was charging £1.30 for a litre of diesel. | One outlet in Kirkcaldy, Fife, was charging £1.30 for a litre of diesel. |
| Crude oil | Crude oil |
| Rix Garage was also limiting customers to £10 worth of fuel each. | |
| It had briefly charged £1.45 a litre for diesel on Monday whileunleaded petrol was at £1.25. | |
| A garage spokesman said it was because of a "misunderstanding with the computer". | |
| He said: "It was only for 20 minutes until the computer was reset." | |
| There have been long queues at many petrol stations, with some running out of fuel. | |
| Mr Hunt said Grangemouth had plentiful fuel stocks to cater for consumers should the industrial action go ahead on Sunday and Monday. | |
| He said: "Grangemouth is a UK refinery processing crude oil into finished petroleum products; it therefore has no effect on internationally traded crude oil, which ultimately forms the basis of prices at the pumps. | He said: "Grangemouth is a UK refinery processing crude oil into finished petroleum products; it therefore has no effect on internationally traded crude oil, which ultimately forms the basis of prices at the pumps. |
| He added that some petrol stations had run out of fuel but this was due to panic buying. | He added that some petrol stations had run out of fuel but this was due to panic buying. |
| Douglas Robertson, chief executive of the Scottish Motor Trade Association, said that if a garage suddenly put its prices up by four or five pence it would suggest profiteering. | Douglas Robertson, chief executive of the Scottish Motor Trade Association, said that if a garage suddenly put its prices up by four or five pence it would suggest profiteering. |
| Up to 1,200 Grangemouth workers are due to walk out at the weekend. | |
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| Round-up of fuel availability across Scotland | Round-up of fuel availability across Scotland |
| The strike was voted for in response to plans by Ineos to end its final salary pension scheme for new workers and to make other changes. | The strike was voted for in response to plans by Ineos to end its final salary pension scheme for new workers and to make other changes. |
| These included the introduction of contributions to the pension scheme from the workers. | These included the introduction of contributions to the pension scheme from the workers. |
| Ineos said it had made a number of concessions to the union which it said represented a "significant improvement" on its initial proposals. | Ineos said it had made a number of concessions to the union which it said represented a "significant improvement" on its initial proposals. |
| Talks at the conciliation service Acas are now well into their second day. | Talks at the conciliation service Acas are now well into their second day. |
| Operators Ineos began a scaled shutdown of the plant on Monday. | Operators Ineos began a scaled shutdown of the plant on Monday. |
| Falkirk Council warned residents in the area not to be alarmed by additional flaring from the plant over the next 48 hours, as it continued to shut down. | Falkirk Council warned residents in the area not to be alarmed by additional flaring from the plant over the next 48 hours, as it continued to shut down. |