BBCAn worker said that the employees were left “in the dark” after the owner of an oil refinery went into the administration.
Prax Lindsay Oil Refinery Limited, who owns the plant at Eminingham, North Lincolnshire, was filed for insolvency on Sunday, with at least 420 jobs at risk.
The worker, who asked to remain anonymous, said that he was “anxious ill”, not knowing whether his wages would be paid.
On Monday, the government stated that it would provide short -term funds to cover “the required operating costs of the refinery”. The Sangh said that 1,000 jobs could be affected keeping in mind the contractors and the supply chain.
The worker said: “I am feeling and upset. We have not heard anything from the company and nothing from the unions-they are just staying tight and tight.
“I’m nervous because I found a hostage.
“At the moment, we don’t know if we are going to pay. So it is playing on your mental health – it’s really stressful.”
He said Company collapse A “jerk” came in the form of.
BBC/Crispin RolfThe Prax Group purchased Lindsay Oil Refinery from the French company Kul in 2021.
According to the Department of Energy Safety, the plant recorded a loss of about £ 75M between 2021 and in February 2024.
The Community Association stated that its members were “rapidly worried” and “wanted the clarification where they stand and how they would be influenced by the position of the broad priex group”.
“We are holding an immediate meeting with the company to overcome the concerns of our members,” said a spokesman.
People living close to the refinery also expressed their concern.
Palm Clarke, an 85 -year -old from the village near North Killingholme, said: “If this is important, it is to be saved and the community will support it.”
Andrew Smith, the manager of the nearby Ashborn Hotel, said: “I think it would be a very sad loss for everyone if it was to be known. It would have a big impact on the community because there are locally there are many people who work in refinery or suppliers.”
BBC/Crispin RolfBuilt in 1968, the Lindsay refinery can process about 113,000 barrels of oil in a day.
Unite Regional Officer Mick Simpson said the refinery was “a significant contribution” to the local and national economy, supplying fuel to petrol stations and airports.
Speaking at the House of Commons on Monday, the Energy Minister, Michael Shanx said that the government was actively looking for a buyer for business and if it failed, other possible use for the site.
He asked the leadership of the Prax group “to do the right thing and provide assistance to the workers through this difficult period”.
Earlier in the day, he called for “the conduct of directors and an immediate investigation under this insolvency circumstances”.
The Insolvency Service said that the official receiver “will air the companies according to its legal duties”.
He said, “It is also his duty to examine the failure of companies and the conduct of the current and former directors.”
Management Consultancy firm Tenaneo said that it was appointed as Administrator of State Oil Limited, Practi’s original group.
Tenaneo’s Claire Boardman stated that the administrators were considering all options for the group, including the possibility of sales for the group’s upstream business and retail operations in the UK and Europe, which all live outside the bankruptcy “.
Prax Group has been contacted for comment.
