Petroplus lays off contractors at UK Coryton refinery

摘要

London-Petroplus has formally laid off con- tractors at its 220,000 b/d Coryton refinery in the UK, throwing into further doubt the future of the troubled European refiner's biggest plant, a union official said January 9. "The maintenance workers and other con- tractors have been given notice [to end their employment contracts], although the refinery is still operating," a official at the UK's Unite trade union said. Petroplus was not immedi- ately available to comment. According to the UK's Energy Institute, Coryton employs a total of about 1,000 staff, some half of which are third-party contractors working on the site.