• Will South Africa’s oldest crude oil refinery be converted into a new storage facility?
  • 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 no longer sustainable in the long term, the company said.
  • Where is South Africa’s second largest crude refinery?
  • The refinery, situated on the eastern coast in the city of Durban, has been shut down since a fire in December damaged the plant that supplies around 17% of the country’s fuel production and is South Africa’s second largest crude refinery.
  • Where is the SAPREF refinery located in South Africa?
  • Located in Durban, the Sapref refinery once provided 35% of South Africa¡¯s refining capacity. Commissioned in 1963 as a 50/50 joint venture between bpSA and SDSA, the facility ceased operations in 2022, in the wake of stricter fuel specifications introduced by the government.
  • Is Natref a surviving oil refinery in South Africa?
  • Natref is the last surviving oil refinery in South Africa. Three others were closed in the past two years. These refinery closures and the possible permanent closure of the Natref refinery are shots fired in the long running contestation between the oil refiners and the government, which has been trying to introduce cleaner fuels specifications.
  • Why are oil refineries closed in South Africa?
  • Refinery closures in South Africa are shots fired in the long running contestation between the oil refiners and the government, which has been trying to introduce cleaner fuels.
  • Where is Durban refinery located?
  • The refinery is located in the highly contentious industrialised Durban South Basin area where hundreds of homes border with heavy industry. Environmentalists have for years been calling for an evacuation management plan from the city in the event of such an occurrence.