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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 –...
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Industry solutions provider marks anniversary with expansion into downstream
...Industrial Systems – initially focusing on the oil and gas sector. It became XL Group in 2000 and XL Global Group in 2016 as it encompassed other divisions. The Group...
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Gi Group Holding achieves exclusive status as approved supplier to fuel sector
Leading HR solutions company Gi Group Holding has secured a prestigious accolade, becoming the only industry body-approved recruitment supplier to the UK & Ireland oil and fuel sector. Gi Group...
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Facility acquisition is in line with ambition to consolidate logistics markets
...Liverpool city region. It is the first acquisition for Abbey Logistics Group since being acquired in October 2023 by SITRA Group, with its ambition to consolidate the UK and European...
Interview
UM Group: Goals, ambitions and plans for the energy transition
...storage facilities to the food, industrial, feed and energy sectors in the UK. . What is the ambition for the UM Group? The UM Group is a diverse business, with...
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Clear focus on future fuels for industry Expo
...representatives from the UK Government’s Committee on Fuel Poverty, National Energy Action, The Home Group, and the National Housing Federation. “Towards the end of the day, representatives of the trade...
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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...
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...
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Fuel industry people moves November 25
...DCC group of businesses – Certas Energy Solutions, Flogas Britain, and Energy Management Systems (EMS). Commenting on the move Steve said: “I want to take a moment to sincerely thank...
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Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...engineering and human behaviour – and, being part of a larger group, there is usually someone with the right knowledge to help handle any new specialised product. The retail market...
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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....
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...
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Oil price recovery and staycations fuel growth for J.R. Rix & Sons
...to streamline expense spending and reporting also made significant progress last year, reporting an operating loss of £426,843 as the Group continues to invest. Commenting on the results, Group managing...
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Fuel industry people moves July 2025
...help guide us into an exciting new chapter. We’re looking forward to the journey ahead!” Drax Group Wilma Kelly, formerly Certas, has joined Drax Group as Group HSE Director commenting:...
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Stable oil prices mean a fall in Group revenue for J.R. Rix & Sons
A return to stable oil prices in the wake of recent global turmoil led to a fall in Group revenue for J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd in 2023. Rix Petroleum...
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Craggs Energy Group expands to the South West with acquisition of Moorland Fuels
...than two years for the Craggs Energy Group who remain actively seeking further opportunities across the UK, Chris Bingham, CEO of the group comments: “We are really excited to bring...