It’s expected that Exxonmobil’s ethylene plant at Mossmorran will be flaring over this weekend, due to a technical issue with one of its operating units.
The company, which announced in November that it would close its Fife facility, has issued an update on the situation.
An official statement reads: “To allow our team to safely undertake this work, we have isolated a section of the plant and diverted process gas to our enclosed ground flare (EGF).
“We anticipate the use of the EGF through the weekend and will do all we can to minimise any disturbance.
“Other units remain operational under our normal safe and controlled processes.
“We have engaged with SEPA on the detail of this maintenance work.”
It comes just after a taskforce met to discuss the future for workers being affected by the closure.
Initial lay-offs are set to see 70 receive redundancy packages at the end of April, and 90 will be retained until the first quarter of 2028 for decommissioning and dismantling work, with 20 relocated to London or Southampton.
ExxonMobil was fined last year for six days of unexpected flaring back in 2019, after pleading guilty to breaching its environmental permit. The burning of excess gas led to over 900 complaints.
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