large capacity crude rapeseed oil refinery plant in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • What is the largest oil refinery in South Africa?
  • Operated by the Port Harcourt Refining Company ¨C a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ¨C the refinery is currently the country¡¯s largest operating refinery. South Africa¡¯s SAPREF refinery, a 50:50 joint venture between BP and Shell, is the largest crude oil refinery in southern Africa, boasting 180,000 bpd capacity.
  • What is safref oil?
  • SAPREF is a joint venture between Shell SA Refining and BP Southern Africa. SAPREF is the largest crude oil refinery in Southern Africa with 35% of South Africa¡¯s refining capacity. They are located in the city of Durban, on the east coast of South Africa. SAFREF processes 24 000 tons crude per day and make 10 main products in 46 different grades.
  • Where is the SAPREF oil refinery located?
  • The Sapref crude oil refinery, located in Durban, South Africa, and owned by Shell and BP PLC Petroleum, accounted for a total refining capacity of around 170,000 barrels per day as of January 2017. The Enref refinery is also located in Durban, and had a capacity of approximately 135,000 barrels per day in the same year.
  • 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.
  • What is Egypt's largest oil refinery?
  • The project is currently undergoing an expansion which will bring its existing 100,000 bpd capacity up by 60%, to 160,000 bpd, making it the fifth largest in Africa and largest in Africa. Egypt¡¯s current largest oil refinery, the Cairo Mostorod refinery, is located in Mostorod, Qalyubia Governate and operated by the Egyptian Refining Company.
  • Where is the Zawiyah refinery located?
  • The Zawiyah refinery is Libya¡¯s second largest crude oil refinery, located approximately 40km west of the capital city, Tripoli. Operated by the Zawia Oil Refining Company, the refinery has a distillation capacity of 6,000 tons per year and production of 120,000 bpd, consolidating its position as the ninth largest in Africa by capacity.