Energy giant fined for no spill!
21st February 2012
Energy giant ExxonMobil was fined £2.8m for failing to report carbon dioxide emissions from its Mosmorran chemical plant in Fife, even though there was no direct environmental impact, according to the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency...
The fine, believed to be the biggest ever in the UK, dates to 2010 but details are only just been published.
In its 2008 report to Sepa the company failed to account for 33,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide from its ethylene plant in Mosmorran and Sepa issued the fine in 2010. ExxonMobil said it regretted the errors, which were reported as soon as they were identified