SEPA’s latest statement on unplanned flaring was issued at 8.30pm last night:
Having received reports of elevated flaring at the ExxonMobil Chemical Fife Ethylene Plant shortly after 3:30pm on Sunday, SEPA officers have remained in contact with the site across the day.
SEPA’s four remote monitoring points around the site, at Lochgelly, Auchtertool, Donibristle and Little Raith continue to capture data and environment protection officers have deployed to record community impacts at five locations surrounding the site.
Whilst monitors continue to demonstrate no breach of air quality standards*, officers continue to note noise, light and vibration impacting local communities.
With no firm indication as yet from ExxonMobil Chemical Limited of the cause of the flaring other than ‘a trip on one of our machines’, or further information on expected duration, specialist officers remain deployed this evening gathering information, data and evidence.
We do so to determine whether there has been a breach of permit conditions and what our next steps should be in line with our published Enforcement Policy. We will provide updates as soon as further information becomes available.
Updates will be available on social media and sepa.org.uk/mossmorran
We urge the public to report community impacts at SEPA.org.uk/report