Mossmorran and Braefoot Bay Complexes
Mossmorran is situated near Cowdenbeath, 20km north of Edinburgh. The Mossmorran complex consists of two neighbouring plants: the Fife Natural Gas Liquids (FNGL) Plant operated by Shell U.K. Limited and the Fife Ethylene Plant (FEP) operated by ExxonMobil Chemical Limited.
Latest update
Community Notice - Completion of ‘Turnaround’ maintenance work at Shell Fife NGL Plant
Date published: 02 June 2025
The following community notice has been shared with SEPA regarding the completion of 'Turnaround' maintenance work and use of the elevated flare stack.
"Following on from my community notice on 23 May, I am pleased to say that our ‘Turnaround’, where we complete thorough maintenance on one of the plant’s modules, is now complete. We needed to use the elevated flare over the weekend to bring the module online and we managed this carefully, ensuring it was only used for short periods of time.
I also want to share a brief update on our planned use of the Fife NGL elevated flare.
We are currently supporting Fife Ethylene Plant (FEP) to carry out important work on their Enclosed Ground Flare, by arranging access to the ground flares at Shell Fife NGL. Whilst our ground flares are in use by FEP, it means we will need to use our elevated flare stack for intermittent periods of time for compulsory activities. We are planning for this to be the situation for approximately seven weeks, and we have informed the regulator SEPA.
Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Please contact us if you have any questions or comment. Our notices and contact details are also on the plant website.
Kind Regards
Tyne Bradley
Plant Manager, Shell Fife NGL plant"
What we have done
We continue to monitor air quality and noise in community locations. Communities around the Mossmorran Complex are now able to see the air quality in their area in close to real time, with the launch of our new monitoring network.
It follows on from community participation in the design of a new air quality monitoring network, and a refreshed online regulatory hub designed to make it easier than ever to find information about our regulation of the Fife Natural Gas Liquids Plant and Fife Ethylene Plant.
Find out more about our new monitoring network on our air quality monitoring page.
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