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Prax appointment brings wealth of knowledge
In a move that brings a wealth of fuel industry knowledge to the company, The Prax Group has appointed Mark Amor as managing director, UK Downstream. With over 30 years’...
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Lindsey refinery collapse results in redundancy for more than 100 tanker drivers
...effect. The drivers were employed by Axis Logistics, logistics provider for the Prax Group, which went into administration along with its parent company. Administrator Teneo Financial Advisory has confirmed that...
Analysis
Fuelling success: a distributor overcoming talent and driver shortages
...out how a strategic partnership helped trusted fuel distributor, WP Group, overcome a critical recruitment issue. About WP Group WP Group, a trusted and comprehensive UK fuel partner, goes beyond...
Interview
In Profile – Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy Ltd
...TOTAL and the past 3½ years with Prax. Describe yourself in 3 words: Honest. Easy-going. Positive. What were your childhood / early ambitions? When I was about 8 years old,...
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Prax Petroleum goes pink
Fully embracing the pink theme, staff at Prax Petroleum tucked into platefuls of pink goodies Last Friday was Wear it pink day – supporting the cancer awareness charity’s day with...
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The Prax Group appoint interim CFO
The Prax Group has appointed Rob Marrow as interim group chief financial officer (CFO) with immediate effect. The group is continuing its search for a permanent CFO and will update the...
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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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Lindsey refinery collapse sparks urgent industry and government response
...refinery enters administration 8 July 2025 – Deliveries resume; buyer search begins Stay up to date Bookmark this article for live updates as the situation evolves. Image from Prax Group...
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June 2023: the latest people moves in the sector
...West. The Prax Group The Prax Group has appointed Ben Lahnstein, who previously worked for Prax as Acting Chief Financial Officer and as Global Head of Corporate Finance and Treasury,...
Interview
In Profile – Luc Smets
...career working for ExxonMobil in different roles and in various locations. I later joined the Gunvor Group as general manager in Antwerp and Ingolstadt, and recently joined the Prax Group, as...
News
Prax Petroleum’s parent acquires Harvest Energy
...the Prax marque. Headquartered in Weybridge UK and with a trading office in Zug Switzerland, the State Oil group is a leading independent trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate dealing...
News
Expanding brand presence across the UK
Harvest Energy, the retail division of the Prax Group, has acquired Retail Fuels Limited which owns and operates nine retail forecourts in the UK Completed in December, the acquisition reflects...
Interview
James Hygate, Firefly Green Fuels: challenges and progress on the pathway to green aviation
...feedstock The issue of feedstock availability for biofuels is very much a current industry talking point. On top of the scarcity issue, businesses must ensure the provenance of feedstocks is...
Interview
In Profile: Luc Smets
...Group as general manager in Antwerp and Ingolstadt, and recently joined the Prax Group, as general manager at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery. Tell us more about yourself using 3 words...
News
Streamlining the UK’s downstream infrastructure
...UK interests acquired by Puma Energy Taking a regional infrastructure tour During the current millennium the importer/wholesaler companies such as Greenergy, Mabanaft, Harvest Energy/Prax Petroleum and World Fuel Services have...
Insight
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...
Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
...emission reductions and the diversification of feedstocks to reduce dependencies on scarce resources, by including in the mandate: A cap on the feedstocks used in the hydroprocessed esters and fatty...
Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...coverage and a particularly strong position in the supply of products to supermarkets (especially Tesco & Sainsbury) which, as a group, now supply around 45% of the road fuel market...