The Grangemouth oil refinery west of Edinburgh Scotland is pictured at the end of the first of a two day strike on April 27, 2008 near Grangemouth. The start of a two-day walkout by around 1,200 workers at the Grangemouth refinery forced the neighbouring Forties pipeline to close down at the same time, operator BP said. Britain shut down a North Sea pipeline which supplies 40 percent of its oil and gas and there was panic-buying of petrol after a strike at the major refinery.
View of the Grangemouth oil refinery near Edinburgh taken on April 27, 2008, as a two-day strike began following a row over workers pensions forcing a major North Sea pipeline to shut down and sparking fuel shortages. The walkout began at 6:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) at the Grangemouth refinery as a convoy of tankers headed from Europe to keep Scotland moving throughout the industrial action.
View of the Grangemouth oil refinery near Edinburgh taken on April 27, 2008, as a two-day strike began following a row over workers pensions forcing a major North Sea pipeline to shut down and sparking fuel shortages. The walkout began at 6:00 a.m. (0500 GMT) at the Grangemouth refinery as a convoy of tankers headed from Europe to keep Scotland moving throughout the industrial action.
A striking worker at the Grangemouth oil refinery protests near the refinery in Grangemouth, in Scotland, on April 28, 2008. More petrol panic-buying was expected in Britain on Monday as a strike at a major refinery that forced the closure of a North Sea pipeline helped push oil prices to record highs. The 48-hour walk-out by around 1,200 workers at Grangemouth, west of Edinburgh, began Sunday and has since pushed oil prices very close to 120 dollars per barrel.
Electrician Jenna Huskie, a worker at the Grangemouth oil refinery, poses for pictures as she protests near the refinery in Grangemouth, in Scotland, on April 28, 2008. More petrol panic-buying was expected in Britain on Monday as a strike at a major refinery that forced the closure of a North Sea pipeline helped push oil prices to record highs. The 48-hour walk-out by around 1,200 workers at Grangemouth, west of Edinburgh, began Sunday and has since pushed oil prices very close to 120 dollars
The Grangemouth oil refinery west of Edinburgh Scotland is pictured at the end of the first of a two day strike on April 27, 2008 near Grangemouth. The start of a two-day walkout by around 1,200 workers at the Grangemouth refinery forced the neighbouring Forties pipeline to close down at the same time, operator BP said. Britain shut down a North Sea pipeline which supplies 40 percent of its oil and gas and there was panic-buying of petrol after a strike at the major refinery.
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