US tanker to dock at Ineos plant in Grangemouth,less than 24 hours after the Labour party said it would ban fracking The first ever shipment of shale gas from the US is set to reach in Britain less than 24 hours after the Labour party vowed to ban fracking, the method by which the controversial energy source is extracted.
Ineos, or the petrochemical company founded and chaired by a billionaire,Jim Ratcliffe, will take delivery of a tanker full of ethane at its Grangemouth plant in Scotland on Tuesday, and marking the first fruit of a $2bn investment. Related: Labour's pledge to ban fracking in the UK is 'madness',says GMB Related: UK advertising watchdog admits it was inaccurate to ban Greenpeace fracking advert Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com