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05/11/2014
Jobs At Risk After Refinery Sale Collapses
The sale of the Milford Haven oil refinery to a Swedish firm has collapsed, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
It is understood the sale to Swiss-based Klesch Group, is "no longer in effect", the refinery's owner, Murphy Oil, has said.
The American-based firm have said they now have "no choice" but to use the site only for storage and distribution, a move that will result in a "significant number of redundancies".
The Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said the announcement is a "hammer blow" to the local economy.
(MH/CD)
It is understood the sale to Swiss-based Klesch Group, is "no longer in effect", the refinery's owner, Murphy Oil, has said.
The American-based firm have said they now have "no choice" but to use the site only for storage and distribution, a move that will result in a "significant number of redundancies".
The Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb said the announcement is a "hammer blow" to the local economy.
(MH/CD)
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