Minister defends closure of Scotland's only crude oil refinery

Grangemouth refinery has ceased producing crude oil for the final time, 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. It also means Scotland no longer has any working oil refineries. Steve Reed, the environment secretary, says the government has invested £200m in retraining workers so they can take on jobs when the refinery becomes a distribution and imports hub. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/politics-l... #skynews #scotland #news #oil #jobs SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos:    / skynews   Follow us on Twitter:   / skynews   Like us on Facebook:   / skynews   Follow us on Instagram:   / skynews   Follow us on TikTok:   / skynews   For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí:    / @skynewsespanol   To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales