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The Prax Group to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery

...“We are committed to all Lindsey Oil Refinery employees, who are a key element for the future success of the refinery.” Lindsey Oil Refinery saw a major investment from Total...

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Prax Group agrees purchase of Total Lindsey Oil Refinery

...are a key element for the future success of the refinery.” Lindsey Oil Refinery saw a major investment from Total in 2015, which modernised and streamlined the refinery. “Since selling...

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Refining operations

...attributes that suggest that it will continue to be an important part of the UK refinery network for the foreseeable future. Lindsey Oil Refinery – product yield and distribution The...

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The Humber refinery – a key indigenous source of supply

...earlier this year of its intention to reduce the distillation capacity of the adjacent Lindsey refinery by 50%.    Establishment of the refinery on Humberside serves as a splendid testimony...

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Total – adaptation plan to secure LOR’s future

“LOR will be a smaller, but a higher converting and more profitable refinery,” says general manager Jacques Beuckelaers The Lindsey Oil Refinery (LOR) will be adapted, along with its logistics...
A look at the UK refinery network past, present and future

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The UK’s refineries: past, present and future

Past: Then there were eighteen In considering the future of the UK oil refinery network, we will first make a brief digression to see how it has evolved. Three of...

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Prax refinery joins decarbonisation project

...at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery, said: “We are extremely pleased to announce that Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery is a member of the V Net Zero Humber Cluster project.  This underlines...

Opinion

A reliable and secure supply

...acquired the Lindsey Oil Refinery in March of this year. Headquartered in London, this British multinational independent oil refining, trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate has gained a well-deserved reputation...

Further Reading

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Phillips 66 – the perfect vehicle to talk

...The move also included a company restructure, involving the creation of a separate national sales team, led by Lindsey, to look after UK-wide brands, such as GB Oils and Watson...

Opinion

Prax pledges on jobs and decarbonisation

...23 of those years spent with ExxonMobil. Luc Smets, general manager, Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery As part of corporate strategy for the refinery, the Prax Group has committed to boosting...

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UK refining – hunting for answers

...A large refinery reputedly contributes £60 million to the local economy.  “Closed in 2009, Petroplus’ Teesside refinery was an ex-ICI plant, very simple in refinery complexity terms but closely integrated...

Interview

In Profile – Luc Smets

In the August edition of Fuel Oil News magazine, we chatted with Luc Smets, general manager at Prax Lindsey oil refinery, to discover more about the man behind the industry...

Interview

In Profile: Luc Smets

Speaking of his family, recent achievements and a love of chocolate, we chat with Luc Smets, general manager at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery to discover more about the man behind...

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A good infrastructure?

...Climate Change (DECC), three separate reports on the subject have been undertaken by WoodMackenzie, Deloitte, and Purvin & Gertz.  v    UKdownstream oil infrastructure v     Downstream oil – short term resilience and...