Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 70836

Oil: Refineries

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Andrew Bowie

ConservativeWest Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure the delivery of crude oil stocks to the Prax Lindsey oil refinery site.

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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