British fuel supply holds during strike

GRANGEMOUTH, Scotland, April 28 (UPI) -- A costly, two-day strike at a Scottish oil refinery has not resulted in panic fuel buying, officials said Monday.

The strike at the Ineos refinery in Grangemouth, Scotland, could cost Britain up to $99 million per day in lost revenue, The Times of London Reported.

But panic-buying was not observed, the report said.

Seven tankers carrying 65,000 metric tons of imported fuel were headed to Scotland to maintain supplies while the plant is shut down.

The strike caused petroleum giant BP to shut down a pipeline that carries 30 percent of Britain's daily oil output -- a daily loss of about $99 million in revenues, the Times reported.

The Unite union called the strike in a pension plan dispute with the company.