“The industry is concerned about ensuring a sustainable supply of oil to Islay. There is a need for a long-term solution to be reached for the industry.
“We need to identify exactly why there is a problem and how it can be removed.”
The status quo means that like last winter, Islay’s distilleries’ face the prospect of halting production because of the fuel shortage.
The Shell tanker docks at Bruichladdich and transfers oil to storage tanks before supplies are taken by road to the distilleries. Oil is needed to heat the whisky stills and also for other industry on the island.