The Falkirk Herald
By JAMES TRIMBLE
05 October 2017
Petrochemical giant Ineos was
licking its wounds after its plans for fracking in Scotland suffered a major –
perhaps fatal – setback this week.
On Tuesday, Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse
made the Scottish Government’s stance on the practice of hydraulic fracturing –
or fracking – crystal clear as he announced it would be supporting an outright
ban.
Still smarting from the announcement, Ineos, which
operates in Grangemouth, stated the decision could lead to experienced workers
leaving the site in their droves for pastures new as North Sea supplies start
to dwindle.
At Holyrood on Tuesday, Mr Wheelhouse stated: “We will
not support the development of unconventional extraction of oil and gas in
Scotland. The decision I’m making today means fracking cannot and will not take
place in Scotland.
“It is clear people across Scotland remain firmly
opposed to fracking – this government has listened and taken decisive action.
The people have spoken, the time has come to move on.”
A parliamentary vote to finalise the issue will take
place in the near future – probably after the upcoming parliamentary recess…
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