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| A pipeline which delivers 30% of the UK's daily oil output will be shut down overnight, it has been announced. | A pipeline which delivers 30% of the UK's daily oil output will be shut down overnight, it has been announced. |
| BP's Forties pipeline will be completely shut by 0600 BST on Sunday as a strike by workers at the Grangemouth oil refinery begins. | |
| The pipeline, which brings in 700,000 barrels of oil a day from the North Sea, is powered from Grangemouth. | The pipeline, which brings in 700,000 barrels of oil a day from the North Sea, is powered from Grangemouth. |
| Meanwhile, on the eve of the strike, UK ministers again urged the public not to panic buy fuel. | Meanwhile, on the eve of the strike, UK ministers again urged the public not to panic buy fuel. |
| Workers at Grangemouth, Scotland's only refinery, will walk out for 48 hours after talks broke down following a pensions dispute with operator Ineos. | Workers at Grangemouth, Scotland's only refinery, will walk out for 48 hours after talks broke down following a pensions dispute with operator Ineos. |
| A BP spokeswoman said: "We've been advised by Ineos that they can continue to provide steam and power right up until the strike begins, which means that we expect that the pipeline will be shut down overnight. | A BP spokeswoman said: "We've been advised by Ineos that they can continue to provide steam and power right up until the strike begins, which means that we expect that the pipeline will be shut down overnight. |
| If people stick to their normal pattern of purchasing fuel there shouldn't be any trouble John Hutton, business secretary | If people stick to their normal pattern of purchasing fuel there shouldn't be any trouble John Hutton, business secretary |
| "It will be completely shut down by 0600 on Sunday." | "It will be completely shut down by 0600 on Sunday." |
| Meanwhile, UK Business Secretary John Hutton said people changing their buying habits were causing shortages. | Meanwhile, UK Business Secretary John Hutton said people changing their buying habits were causing shortages. |
| He told the BBC's Today programme: "My message is that if people stick to their normal pattern of purchasing fuel there shouldn't be any trouble. | He told the BBC's Today programme: "My message is that if people stick to their normal pattern of purchasing fuel there shouldn't be any trouble. |
| "If there are temporary shortages, we can get those forecourts supplied as quickly as possible and that's what the fuel companies are determined to do." | "If there are temporary shortages, we can get those forecourts supplied as quickly as possible and that's what the fuel companies are determined to do." |
| Production at Grangemouth ceased on Friday afternoon ahead of the strike of up to 1,200 workers. | Production at Grangemouth ceased on Friday afternoon ahead of the strike of up to 1,200 workers. |
| Drivers on whether a possible fuel shortage is likely to affect them | Drivers on whether a possible fuel shortage is likely to affect them |
| Meanwhile Unite, the union representing refinery workers, said talks with management about safety provision during the walkout were ongoing. | Meanwhile Unite, the union representing refinery workers, said talks with management about safety provision during the walkout were ongoing. |
| Grangemouth powers the BP Kinneil processing plant, which receives about 725,000 barrels of crude oil and 80 million cubic metres of gas a day from the Forties pipeline, in the North Sea. | Grangemouth powers the BP Kinneil processing plant, which receives about 725,000 barrels of crude oil and 80 million cubic metres of gas a day from the Forties pipeline, in the North Sea. |
| More than 70 platforms in the North Sea could be forced to stop production and industry body Oil and Gas UK said closing the pipeline could cost an estimated £50m a day in lost production - with the Treasury taking half that hit. | More than 70 platforms in the North Sea could be forced to stop production and industry body Oil and Gas UK said closing the pipeline could cost an estimated £50m a day in lost production - with the Treasury taking half that hit. |
| Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond earlier said BP was releasing stocks from Grangemouth diesel which should help ease supply problems. | Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond earlier said BP was releasing stocks from Grangemouth diesel which should help ease supply problems. |
| He added that substantial fuel cargoes, from ports including Rotterdam and Gothenburg, were "more than enough" to supply Scotland for next week. | He added that substantial fuel cargoes, from ports including Rotterdam and Gothenburg, were "more than enough" to supply Scotland for next week. |