

Second UK refinery collapse puts focus on survivors
Jul 17, 2025
18:22
With the UK at risk of losing its second oil refinery in less than six months, Europe's refining sector is showing growing signs of strain. In this episode of the Platts Oil Markets podcast, Gary Clark is joined by reporters Elza Turner and Kelly Norways to unpack why healthy margins are failing to prevent closures in a year that has already seen the most shutdowns since the coronavirus pandemic.
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UK faces surge in imports amid new refinery closure risk (Subscriber content)
UK's Lindsey refinery resumes fuel deliveries as government battles local shortages (Subscriber content)
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