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News

A good infrastructure?

...crude oil feedstock being sourced from theUKand Norwegian sectors of theNorth Sea. Refinery challenges Poor profitability conditions in refining have been evident since 2008 and will continue, with no prospect...
Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy

Interview

In Profile – Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy Ltd

...note? Being involved in Prax’s acquisition of Lindsey Oil Refinery and the early days post-acquisition, all whilst working remotely during COVID. Tell us your greatest fear. I don’t tend to...

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...
Grangemouth march for jobs

Analysis

A just transition for Grangemouth?

Grangemouth, one of six oil refineries in the UK, is the oldest and the last one in Scotland, supplying around 65% of Scotland’s oil products. In a September statement, site...

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...

News

Will refinery restructure lead to a sale?

...Total has already tried to find a buyer for its Lindsey oil refinery on previous occasions, Fuel Oil News quizzed an industry insider as to whether being a separate entity...
Stanlow Refinery

Insight

Stanlow Refinery: a century of the North West powering Britain

...threat of Nazi invasion. Following the war, and recognising the strategic importance of proximity to customer markets, a fully-fledged crude oil refinery was constructed and completed in 1952. Stanlow’s journey...

News

Europe’s most advanced oil re-refinery now operational

Just 18 months after breaking ground, Europe’s most advanced, 100,000 tonnes per annum, used lubricating oil re-refinery, AVISTA Green’s in Kalundborg, Denmark, is operational. The construction of the re-refinery has...

News

P66 agrees UK-first sustainable fuel supply

...feedstocks. The investment is part of a broader energy transition plan to reduce the carbon intensity of its refinery operations and products that support 1,000 Humber Refinery jobs. “This agreement with British Airways aligns with our strategy...

News

Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure

...being falling market demand following the oil price rise in the aftermath of the first ‘oil shock’ which followed the October 1973 Yom Kippur conflict in the Middle East. Further...
Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery

News

Lindsey oil refinery owner Prax Group enters insolvency

Owner of Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire, Prax group, has entered insolvency proceedings, putting hundreds of jobs at risk, according to Sky News report this morning. Parent company of Prax...

Insight

A critical role for Stanlow

...in metric tonnes pa Petrol – 3 million Diesel – 3.5 million Jet A-1/kerosene – 2 million LPG/ petrochemical feedstocks – 1.5 million Fuel oil – 1 million The refinery...