The first consignment of ethane arrives in the Forth on its way to Grangemouth this morning James Glossop for The TimesThe first shipment of shale gas from America has arrived in the UK amid a fierce debate over fracking. Jim Ratcliffe, founder and chairman of the giant petrochemical firm Ineos behind the shipment, said unconventional gas extraction could transform communities that have been blighted by the collapse in manufacturing, as it had in the United States. He spoke as a tanker carrying 27,500 cu m of ethane from US shale fields sailed down to the Forth, heading for Grangemouth in central Scotland, where Ineos has a giant refinery. The company said that the shipment, on board the carrier Ineos Insight,…

Source: The Times September 27, 2016 10:52 UTC