Officials from the Grangemouth oil refinery will be questioned by MPs examining options for the Grangemouth site.

Iain Hardie, head of legal and external affairs for the Petroineos joint venture, will face the Scottish Affairs Committee next week alongside Colin Pritchard, sustainability and external relations director for Ineos Grangemouth.

Anu Bhambi, head of energy transition strategy at EY Parthenon, which worked on the Project Willow feasibility study, will also be on the panel.

Wednesday’s session is part of the committee’s inquiry into investment vehicle GB Energy and the net zero transition.

The imminent closure of Scotland’s only oil refinery at the Grangemouth industrial complex, one of Scotland’s major manufacturing facilities, threatens the jobs of around 400 workers. 

The evidence session follows the publication of the Project Willow study, co-funded by the UK and Scottish governments to examine the viability of new sustainable opportunities at the site. It identified nine projects that could be developed with private sector investment.