At last government Ministers agree there could be shortages of jet fuel in the summer holiday season. They should know, because their high taxes, high energy prices and carbon tax policies have closed two refineries leaving us only 4. Both Lindsey and Grangemouth were important suppliers of jet fuel to UK airports. The government in its mad net zero way wanted to stop that and import it instead, taking its production out of our CO 2 figures to put into another country. Now it is getting difficult to get hold of imports that doesn’t look so smart.
Ministers say they are talking to remaining refiners to see if they can get more jet fuel fractions out of the oil they are processing. They should open negotiations with the new owners of Lindsey and the owners of Grangemouth to see what changes to carbon taxes and general taxes would get them to restart their works before they set about demolishing or re purposing. The UK needs these refineries. It would add employment, some extra tax revenue and some more reliable fuel supplies if they did a deal. They also need to lighten the tax and price load on the remaining 4 refineries as they could close as well if they get into heavy losses.
It would also be a good idea to add to our oil production at the same time and encourage UK supply contracts to UK refineries to add further to security of supply.
How many more times do we have to warn them of the huge damage they are doing to UK industry and to UK national security?
May 4, 2026
In all honesty if it grounds the political class it’s almost worth it.
Certainly they will not understand that actions have consequences until they suffer a consequence.
May 4, 2026
Agree completely. Another note of concern is that US Jet A imports are not currently allowed, presumably because they fall foul of emissions.. BA and others are lobbying for this to be cast aside as it would obviously be of immediate benefit.
This country is a festival of own goals.
May 4, 2026
Don’t hold your breath. Mad milibrains will see this as a positive. Less flights for the plebs but no shortage of jet fuel for never here Kier and his acolytes.
The government doesn’t want these refineries to reopen the ruinous taxes we’re meant to close them down.
We are now getting a ring side seat as to the folly of net zero. Yesterday evening gas and nuclear were providing over 50% of our electricity and we were Importing 22%.. Can no one stop thos madness.
May 4, 2026
It is hard to believe that this Government, Miliband and his “experts” are really so dim and deluded that they actually believe the insane agenda they push can make any economic, climate or environmental sense. So what/who is really pushing this lunacy? Do they actually want to damage the UK economy as much as possible, are they “influence” by people on the make in some way?
But then it was also pushed by Major, Blair, Brown, Cameron, May, Boris + deluded wife, Sunak and now Starmer and from the EU and King Charles. Where is this group think insanity coming from? It is certainly is not rational science. But then neither was Covid Lockdown or the Covid duff “vaccines” coerced even into to young people and people who had already had Covid who were at virtually zero risk from Covid! Nearly all the blob though the ERM was a great plan too. So what drives this serial government knows best lunacy?