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REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: South Africa's Sapref fully back ...

The refinery was shut in 2013. ** South Africa's Astron Energy Cape Town refinery is expecting to restart "at some point" in 2022, the company said. The refinery has been halted since an incident in July 2020 involving a fire. ** The refinery in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo, will go into turnaround in 2021, but dates have not been finalized.

Explosion rocks oil refinery in South Africa

Seven people have been injured after an explosion rocked South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban. Engen, which operates the plant and is majority-owned by Malaysia's ...

South Africa's Faces Major Oil Refinery Crisis | OilPrice.com

Engen Holdings, a unit of Petronas, stopped operations at its 120,000-bpd refinery last month after a fire erupted at the facility. The future of the other two refineries in South Africa, Sapref ...

Future of oil refining in South Africa highly uncertain

South Africa's oil refinery sector is expected to undergo significant changes in the coming five years, with Engen having already indicated that …

SA's largest crude oil refinery implements temporary ...

The refinery, headquartered in Durban, is the largest crude oil refinery in South Africa. It processes 24 000 tons of crude per day and produces 2.7 billion litres of petrol per year. However, due to riots affecting Sapref's supply routes, it has decided to implement a temporary shutdown.

Nigeria Set to Start Africa's Largest Refinery Next Year ...

1 The Dangote refinery in Nigeria -- set to be the largest in Africa -- is on track to become operational early next year.. The 650,000 b/d plant is expected to become operational in early 2022 despite delays to its commissioning caused by shipping constraints, price reporting agency S&P Global Platts reported on Monday, citing comments from a Dangote Industries executive.

'Massive' FIREBALL fills skies over S. Africa's Durban ...

At least seven people were injured in a massive explosion at a crude oil refinery in Durban South Africa, though there have been no reports of fatalities despite the scale of the blast. Emergency services swarmed the scene, with large contingents of police, fire, and ambulance personnel on scene establishing a security cordon and urging the ...

South Africa: Seven injured in Durban oil refinery ...

News South Africa: Seven injured in Durban oil refinery explosion. Seven people were injured in the explosion which rocked South Africa's second-largest oil refinery.

Jellyfish.NEWS - South Africa's Largest Oil Refinery ...

Update (1548ET): As the worst violence in years plagues South Africa, the country's largest oil refinery, Sapref, has shuttered operations "due to the civil unrest in the country and disruption of supply routes in and out of Kwazulu-Natal," the company said. "Due to the civil unrest in the country and disruption of supply routes in and out of Kwazulu-Natal, suppliers of materials ...

Blast hits Engen oil refinery in South Africa - Mehr News ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – An explosion at South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban caused a large fire on Friday morning. A spokesman for Engen, which operates the refinery, said he would comment later in a statement, DW reported. According to Engen's website, the Durban plant has a crude refining capacity of 120,000 barrels ...

Investigation launched into Engen refinery inferno | News24

Investigation launched into Engen refinery inferno. Firefighters work to keep the fire out at Engen Oil Refinery. (Darren Stewart, Gallo Images) Parts of an Engen refinery have been shut down to allow an investigation into a fire at the Durban plant. The fire broke out at the Wentworth refinery just after 07:00 on Friday morning.

South Africa struggles to quell worst unrest in decades

South Africa's largest refinery SAPREF in the eastern port city of Durban has been temporarily shut down as the country struggles with mass looting and the …

S.Africa's Engen refinery to be converted into a storage ...

South Africa's oldest crude oil refinery, the 120,000 barrel per day plant operated by Engen (Enref), will be converted into a new storage facility because the refinery is …

Blast rocks South African oil refinery, seven injured

An explosion rocked South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday injuring seven people, local emergency services said. Engen, which operates the plant and is majority owned by Malaysia's Petronas, said a fire broke out at around 0510 GMT and was extinguished by 0645 GMT. Those injured are in a stable condition, KwaZulu-Natal emergency medical services spokesman …

Refinery News Roundup: Upgrades and Launches Remain in ...

Refinery News Roundup: Upgrades and Launches Remain in Focus in Africa 03.09.2020 - NEWS March 09, 2020 [S&P Global Platts] – Libya's Zawiya oil refinery has been forced to shut down as domestic oil output has plunged due to a blockade which began on January 18, state-owned National Oil Corporation said.

Explosion at South Africa oil refinery, 7 hospitalized

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Seven people were hospitalized after an early-morning explosion and fire at an oil refinery near the harbor in the South African city of Durban on Friday, emergency services officials said. The explosion just after 7 a.m. was heard across the city and caused a large fire that sent plumes of black smoke billowing.

Africa: Oil and Gas – Oil Refining – Overview | Mbendi Website

The major refining centres in Africa are in South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Algeria. South Africa has 4 refineries and 3 synfuels plants. Caltex has a 5.5 million mt/yr (110,000 b/d) refinery in Cape Town. Shell and BP have joint ownership of the 8.2 million mt per annum (165,000 b/d) Sapref refinery in Durban.

Engen to shut refinery and repurpose KZN site as an import ...

Commissioned in 1954, the KwaZulu-Natal refinery is South Africa 's oldest and responsible for about 17% of the country's fuel production. With a …

Government in talks with Saudi Arabia to build new oil ...

Government in talks with Saudi Arabia to build new oil refinery in South Africa. Mineral Resources and Energy minister Gwede Manatshe says that government is in …

Engen to transform South African oil refinery into terminal

The oil refinery was operating on oil imports from the Persian Gulf nation, but since US sanctions on Iran, which led to cut in crude oil supplies, the plant was forced to use a blend of other crude grades. Conversion of oil refinery into a terminal is also expected to …

Blast-Rocked South African Oil Refinery Shut Down for ...

By Rogan Ward and Wendell Roelf. DURBAN (Reuters) - South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery, the Engen plant in Durban, has been shut down to …

SAPIA - South African Petroleum Industry Association

The table below shows the development of South Africa's refining capacity (barrels per day) from 1994 to 2014. Distribution Petroleum products are moved from refineries by pipelines, rail, sea and road to approximately 200 depots, 4 600 service stations and 100 000 direct consumers who are mostly farmers.

Busia Gold refinery's 300 staff sent home after ...

At least eight positive Covid-19 cases have been confirmed amongst workers of Wagagai Gold Mining Refinery Limited in Busia district. Two of the cases were casual workers, while the rest are Chinese nationals, working as managers. On October 29th, this year, the Gold refinery was closed and over 300 workers told to go home, […] The post Busia Gold refinery's 300 staff sent home after ...

South African refinery explosion kills two, injures seven ...

Commodities News. Updated . South African refinery explosion kills two, injures seven ... said the fire at South Africa's third-biggest crude oil refinery started at around 4 a.m. (0200 GMT).

Explosion at South Africa oil refinery, 7 ... - ABC News

Explosion at South Africa oil refinery, 7 hospitalized. An early-morning explosion at an oil refinery in the South African coastal city of Durban has …

South Africa: Explosion rocks oil refinery in Durban ...

Seven people have been injured after an explosion rocked South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban. Engen, which operates the plant and is majority-owned by Malaysia's ...

South Africa's Refinery Woes Raise Reliance on Fuel ...

South Africa, which buys nearly a third of its fuel requirements from overseas, is undergoing a surge in imports with the refining industry walloped by …

Engen Converting South Africa's Oldest Refinery to Terminal

The Engen oil refinery in South Africa, the country's oldest, will be converted into a terminal capable of importing cleaner fuels after suffering annual losses for much of the past decade.

Fuel shortage concerns in South Africa

According to Sapref's website, it is the largest refinery in South Africa and makes up 35% of its refining capacity. #durbanisburning |Most petrol stations are closed. The few that are open are ...

Almost Half of South Africa's Oil Refining Seen Shut Until ...

Future of most refineries in South Africa in question Astron Energy Ltd. has yet to restart the 100,000 barrel-a-day Cape Town refinery after a deadly explosion and fire in July. Photographer ...

Explosion at Durban's Engen refinery - SABC News ...

The Engen Oil Refinery in Wentworth Durban is seen covered in smoke after an explosion. There has been an explosion at the Engen oil Refinery at Wentworth, south of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. A video has been circulating on social media networks since just after 7:00 on Friday morning showing a large fire within the refinery precinct.

South Africa Energy Fund Mulls Buying Sapref Refinery ...

South Africa is considering buying the country's biggest oil refinery, a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc, known as Sapref. …

South Africa set to get major new R147 billion oil refinery

South Africa set to get major new R147 billion oil refinery. The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has partnered with Saudi Arabia's Aramco to construct …