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...
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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...
News
Clear focus on future fuels for industry Expo
...from representatives of Argus Media, Climate Change Committee and key suppliers Neste, Greenergy, Prax/Harvest, Phillips 66 Ltd and Argent Energy. “Day two will also feature an important and insightful roundtable...
News
Linton Fuel Oils – by royal appointment
...best it’s ever been.” As part of the restructure, Peter Gower joined the company in 2011 as general manager. Formerly of Prax Petroleum and Petroplus, Peter has more than 30...
Insight
Fixed price fuel option: Should distributors be offering one to their customers?
...supply: those on fixed price contracts often receive priority during supply shortages (refinery outage, supply chain disruption, etc.). In 2025, two major refinery closures, Petroineos’ Grangemouth refinery (April) and Prax...
Analysis
Fuelling confidence: Why infrastructure readiness matters more than ever
...partnership-led supply models are shaping the industry’s response to tightening domestic capacity and rising demand pressures. The recent closure of Prax’s Lindsey Oil Refinery has reignited critical conversations about the...
News
Fuel industry people moves November 25
...Prax Lindsey, Rebecca is joining as Key Accounts Manager. A spokesperson for Prema commented: “Rebecca is a dedicated and motivated sales negotiator with a strong track record of exceeding sales...
News
An Iran Conflict special market briefing From the Oil Market Journal
...held in storage at terminals and at airports. Demand has been rising in the “post-COVID” aviation recovery. UK “lost” two refineries in 2025 with the Petroineos and Prax refineries closing...
News
Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...one free market, where gasoline is taken in return for a deal on diesel from UK refiners,” said Keith. “We are pleased that from a standing start, our customer, Prax...
News
Greenergy proposes to end production at its Immingham biodiesel plant
...Immingham. Following last week’s announcement of insolvency by Prax, owner of the nearby Lindsey oil refinery, putting 420 jobs at risk and potentially impacting many more, a further 60 employees...
Interview
A new chapter for Craggs Energy and Moorland Fuels
...none of that works without strong supplier partnerships. If supply breaks down, we can’t deliver for our customers. “Learning of the closure of Prax’s Lindsey refinery really brought that home....
News
Super growth for State Oil
Members of the State Oil team attended the event which took place at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge The State Oil Group – parent of Harvest Energy and Prax Petroleum –...
Interview
Highlights of 2025 and hopes for 2026
...future plans, all while overcoming the challenge of short notice supply and logistical problems kindly delivered by the closure of Grangemouth Refinery and Prax Jarrow/LOR. We are hoping that 2026...
Insight
A vertically challenged market
...wholesalers such as Greenergy, Harvest Energy, Mabanaft, Prax Petroleum and World Fuel Services. Collectively this group now supplies approximately a quarter of the UK’s inland oil products market and around...
Opinion
Will my supplier be putting FAME in my gas oil?
...for the foreseeable future.” Neil Robertson, sales director, Prax Petroleum “We have no immediate plans to include FAME in our gas oil. Market forces will ultimately be the deciding...
Analysis
Beyond fuel: what the EET strategy reveals about the future for UK refining
...and future contribution to the UK economy. With the recent closures of Grangemouth and Prax Lindsey refineries raising concerns over the impact of decarbonisation policy on domestic industry, EET’s economic...
Interview
In Profile with Ben Duckworth of Craggs Energy Group
...emergency! Who would you most like to ask these questions of? J R R Tolkien or George Lucas, but more to have the chance to meet the creators of two...
News
Trafigura to acquire Greenergy’s Canadian operations
...higher percentage biodiesel blends from its rail-fed terminals in Ontario and British Columbia. Ben Luckock, Global Head of Oil at Trafigura, said: “Greenergy’s Canadian business has strong commercial synergies with...