Hundreds face unemployment as Murco refinery deal collapses
Hundreds of workers in Milford Haven are facing unemployment after a deal to buy the Murco oil refinery collapsed.
Collapse of oil refinery deal “devastating news”
A deal aimed at securing the future of an oil refinery has collapsed, threatening hundreds of job losses. Welsh and UK Government ministers expressed their disappointment that an agreement to safeguard the future of the Murco refinery at Milford Haven in West Wales could not be achieved.
Pembrokeshire County Council says it is liaising with other agencies, such as Job Centre Plus and Pembrokeshire College in order to offer as much assistance as possible to the refinery employees and the supply chain companies.
Council Leader, Council Jamie Adams, said the announcement by Murphy Oil was “devastating news” for the workforce and their families, especially as the sale of the refinery seemed to have been agreed earlier this summer.
“We will be doing everything we can to soften the blow for the individuals affected,” he said.
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