One of Britain’s last remaining major oil refineries is closing after no buyers were found. The Lindsey Oil Refinery in North East Lincolnshire will shut in the coming weeks after owner Prax crashed into administration last month.
The closure of the plant on the banks of the River Humber will cost more than 400 jobs and leave Britain with just four major refineries.
Energy Minister Michael Shanks said the firm was left in an ‘untenable’ position by Prax owners, husband and wife Sanjeev and Arani Soosaipillai.
Shanks said yesterday: ‘We are deeply disappointed with the untenable position in which the owners left Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery.
‘Our sympathies are with the workers, their families and the local community.
The Government will immediately fund a comprehensive Training Guarantee for these refinery workers to ensure they have the skills they need and are supported to find jobs in the growing clean energy workforce.’
‘Untenable’: The closure of the The Lindsey Oil Refinery on the banks of the River Humber will cost more than 400 jobs and leave Britain with just four major refineries
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