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Prax Petroleum goes pink

Fully embracing the pink theme, staff at Prax Petroleum tucked into platefuls of pink goodies Last Friday was Wear it pink day – supporting the cancer awareness charity’s day with...

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The Prax Group appoint interim CFO

The Prax Group has appointed Rob Marrow as interim group chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect. The group is continuing its search for a permanent CFO and will update the...

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Prax Petroleum’s parent acquires Harvest Energy

...the Prax marque. Headquartered in Weybridge UK and with a trading office in Zug Switzerland, the State Oil group is a leading independent trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate dealing...
The latest round up of people moves from around the industry.

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June 2023: the latest people moves in the sector

...West. The Prax Group The Prax Group has appointed Ben Lahnstein, who previously worked for Prax as Acting Chief Financial Officer and as Global Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury,...

Interview

In Profile – Luc Smets

...career working for ExxonMobil in different roles and in various locations. I later joined the Gunvor Group as general manager in Antwerp and Ingolstadt, and recently joined the Prax Group, as...

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Expanding brand presence across the UK

Harvest Energy, the retail division of the Prax Group, has acquired Retail Fuels Limited which owns and operates nine retail forecourts in the UK Completed in December, the acquisition reflects...

Interview

In Profile: Luc Smets

...Group as general manager in Antwerp and Ingolstadt, and recently joined the Prax Group, as general manager at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery. Tell us more about yourself using 3 words...

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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure

...UK interests acquired by Puma Energy Taking a regional infrastructure tour During the current millennium the importer/wholesaler companies such as Greenergy, Mabanaft, Harvest Energy/Prax Petroleum and World Fuel Services  have...

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Kerosene – community buying

...is not totally against buying groups, but does have some reservations. “There’s nothing wrong in principle if a group consists of a few houses and involves a sensible size load....

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Community Buying – The organisers’ view…

...simply not a viable option. Steve Blood, co-ordinator of the Oxfordshire Merton Oil Buying Group (MOBG) set up the group in 2008 with just 19 participants. The group, which is...

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Meeting customers’ needs

Harvest Energy, a member of the Prax Group of companies, has opened a new Morrisons Daily Store at its Sandringham service station in Leicester. Having bought this site along with...
A look at the UK refinery network past, present and future

Insight

The UK’s refineries: past, present and future

...Total sold the refinery, along with associated distribution assets, to the Prax Group. The main channels of product distribution to the UK market are as follows: Road, from the refinery...

Insight

An industry acquiring

...within the sector from the perspectives of both the buyers and the sellers. Recent acquisitions In one of the most widely covered acquisitions in the industry, the Prax Group announced...

Analysis

An industry acquiring

...perspectives of both the buyers and the sellers.  Recent acquisitions  In one of the most widely covered acquisitions in the industry, the Prax Group announced the successful completion of the...