Prax Lindsey oil refinery to shut with 625 jobs at risk after no buyer found

Energy minister says he is deeply disappointed' at failure to find buyer for Lincolnshire site and blames owner

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The Prax Lindsey oil refinery is to shut down after the government was unable to find a buyer for the stricken plant, workers have been told.

In an email seen by the Guardian, staff at the refinery were informed that a sales process that began after the business collapsed into administration last month has not brought forward an offer [...] that is both feasible and deliverable".