Activists for the ‘This is Rigged’ campaign at the INEOS refinery in Grangemouth, Fife, and the Nustar Clydebank oil terminal in West Dunbartonshire.
They claim to have stopped oil from leaving the site and can be seen protesting at gates, sitting on pipes and on top of tankers.
The campaign group tweeted: “Grangemouth supplies 90% of Scotland’s oil. We have stopped oil flow from that site as well as the Nustar terminal in Clydebank. We have no plans to stop.
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“Currently, there are individuals who have seized pipelines and a fuel silo and blocked the terminal gates, while another group has blocked a car park full of tanker trucks at the Grangemouth facility. While these locations are occupied, no fuel can leave these locations.
The campaign group added: “The operation is the first in a series of ongoing actions which the group has vowed to shut down the Scottish oil industry.”
The group called on the Scottish government to implement a just transition for oil and gas workers, “instead of helping billionaires like Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe. Dinnae fash yersel (don’t worry), Jim, we’re not going anywhere.”
Police have been called to both locations and INEOS said the Grangemouth terminal was “temporarily closed to traffic” due to safety concerns.
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An INEOS spokesman said: “We are aware of a number of protesters at the Petroineos road terminus in Grangemouth.
“We have mobilized our incident management team and are liaising with Police Scotland. The movement of the protesters has been limited to a small area of the site and our manufacturing operations have not been affected.
“We urge protesters to consider the safety of themselves, their colleagues and the wider community. Safety is always our paramount concern. We are taking steps to ensure the safety of all participants and have temporarily closed the terminal.”
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We have noticed a number of protesters at the road tanker wharf at the INEOS site in Grangemouth. A small group has also gathered at the oil wharf at Crosssay Wharf, Bank of Clyde. Officers are present.”
Nustar has been contacted for comment.
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Laura Paterson is a reporter for the Scottish Broadcasting Corporation.
