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Shutdown begins but motorists calm
Shutdown begins but motorists calm
Last Modified: 25 Apr 2008
By:
Andy Davies
Few signs of panic buying from motorists, with preparations under way for the shutdown of Grangemouth.
The Forties oil pipeline provides a third of the country's daily oil output and closing it could cost the economy as much as £50m a day.
Emergency planning groups have already been drawing up plans to cope with any shortages.
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