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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...
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Analysis

Energy Resilience – Is the UK facing a crisis?

With the Lindsey Oil Refinery entering administration the UK faces real challenges around our ability to maintain national energy resilience. In this article, Global PMI Partners, the post-merger integration specialist,...

News

Fire at Fawley refinery swiftly brought under control

A fire that broke out within a unit at Fawley refinery, near Hampshire, around midday today, June 6, was quickly brought under control with a spokesperson describing it as ‘an...
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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...

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Key Jet site near refinery is transformed

...Refinery in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. JET’s biggest site transformation to date, the £3M project has resulted in a world-class site with state-of-the-art facilities meeting the needs of both HGV...
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Analysis

A just transition for Grangemouth?

...could have invested in Grangemouth Refinery over a period of 5 years, therefore saving jobs and the future of Scotland’s refinery. I believe the UK Government could have intervened. “As...

News

Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand

...oils at refineries fell by 9.2% when compared to the previous year. The closure of the Coryton refinery was a contributory factor, having previously accounted for around 10% of the...

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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...

Opinion

A reliable and secure supply

...road, and the refinery can accommodate all these requirements. Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery will play a substantial role in the Prax UK supply chain, in line with the company’s vision...

Insight

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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Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure

...OF THE UKOP SYSTEM, IS PART OF A RATIONALISATION PROCESS WHICH HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 40 YEARS Rationalisation has encompassed both refinery and distribution terminal networks with the initial trigger...