The government has confirmed production at a Lincolnshire oil refinery.
The Lindsay Oil Refinery near Emigham put 420 jobs at the administration of its owner Prax Group in June, risking 420 jobs.
The Unite Regional Coordinator, Harriot Inner said that the supply of crude oil went on Friday.
Energy Minister Michael Shanx had earlier said that “no reliable proposal” was made. Buy full refinery And this would “reduce operations”.
The government said that the official receiver would continue to sell sophisticated products for several weeks, which will give buyers time to accommodate their supply chains.
Earlier this week, the leader of the North Lincolnshire Council urged the government to keep the refinery open for longer to allow a potential buyer to come forward.
Council leader Rob Waltham stated that its closed would be a “destructive blow” and “thousands of jobs” were at risk in the refinery and supply chain.
He called upon the ministers to provide immediate financial assistance to the supply chain businesses as well as to provide government-backed treatment and redevelopment scheme for safety and site for workers’ pension.
Refinery owner Went into administration After a recording of a loss of about £ 75M during three years.
Shanx said that the government was “deeply disappointed with the unstable situation in which the owners had left the Practi Lindsay Oil Refinery”.
The official receiver was continuing “pursuing” interest “from potential buyers for” personal assets “.
“Our sympathy is with workers, their families and local community,” he said. “All the people working directly in the refinery guarantee jobs in the coming months.”
