Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 70833

Oil: Refineries

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

Conservative — West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with the Official Receiver at the Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on the purchase of crude oil to allow the site to continue operating.

Answer

Michael Shanks

The Official Receiver (OR) decided to cease refining operations at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery on 21 July 2025. However, the sales process continued to be run in parallel, and the OR has received a range of proposals - from specific asset acquisition to acq...

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