dir distill plant oil refinery in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Who owns SAPREF South African Petroleum Refinery?
  • The Sapref South African Petroleum Refinery just outside Durban City. BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. and Shell Downstream South Africa (Pty) Ltd. have reached an agreement to sell their respective 50% stakes in assets held by the nation¡¯s largest refinery to state-owned Central Energy Fund SOC Ltd.
  • How many oil refineries are left in South Africa?
  • South Africa has only one oil refinery left in operation and even that could close within a year following the string of cancelled projects and accidents on out-dated facilities. Sapref Refinery 's 10 February announcement that it was suspending its 170,000-bpd operations in Durban came as little surprise to the South African downstream sector.
  • When did the SAPREF refinery open?
  • The Sapref refinery was commissioned (began operating) in 1964 in the port city of Durban. It contributed 35% of South Africa¡¯s refinery capacity and refined 180,000 barrels of imported crude oil per day. It was South Africa¡¯s biggest refinery, until it was temporarily closed in 2022 after floods damaged the plant. It never reopened.
  • How will SAPREF's closure affect South Africa's oil market?
  • Its closure will have little impact on the domestic oil market in the short term as South Africa imports 60% of its refined petroleum products from overseas. Sapref is to close down fully in March, leaving South Africa with just one refinery in operation: 90,000-bpd Natref Refinery in Sasolburg, in the province of Free State.
  • Why did SAPREF refinery suspend its operations in Durban?
  • Sapref Refinery 's 10 February announcement that it was suspending its 170,000-bpd operations in Durban came as little surprise to the South African downstream sector. According to our sources, the infrastructure owned in equal parts by BP and Shell had not been producing for several months.
  • Who owns BP South Africa & Shell Downstream South Africa?
  • BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd. and Shell Downstream South Africa (Pty) Ltd. have reached an agreement to sell their respective 50% stakes in assets held by the nation¡¯s largest refinery to state-owned Central Energy Fund SOC Ltd.