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BP Strike Shuts Down Top UK Oil Refinery

Posted Apr 27, 08 1:27 PM CDT in Business,  World 

(Newser) – Britain is facing an oil pinch after workers walked off a Scottish oil refinery today over pension issues, the AP reports. The 48-hour BP strike will halt 700,000 barrels of UK oil a day, nearly one-third of its North Sea supply. But 10 Downing St. is urging drivers not to hoard gas. "There is plenty of petrol and diesel in Scotland to meet demand during this time," one official said.

The government fears a replay of the angry gas station lineups that raged 8 years ago when truckers blocked off refineries. To avoid pump panic, Edinburgh gas stations are capping purchases at $40, and Scotland is importing 72,000 tons of fuel from Europe. But a liter has spiked 27 cents in some regions and stations are already running dry. 

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Security guards stand outside the Grangemouth oil refinery in Grangemouth Scotland Friday April 25, 2008.   (Associated Press)
Closed fuel pumps at a garage on Ferry Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, which is only selling liquid petroleum gas as no petrol or diesel is available.   (Associated Press)
A man fills up jerry cans at the Esso petrol station in Edinburgh, Scotland, Friday April 25, 2008.   (Associated Press)
Closed fuel pumps at a garage on Ferry Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, which is only selling liquid petroleum gas as no petrol or diesel is available.   (Associated Press)
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