new crude oil refinery machine in cape town

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • How does Cape Town refinery work?
  • At our Cape Town refinery we are dedicated to producing the finest fuels through our refining process: Crude oil arrives by oil tanker in Saldanha Bay for discharge and is then transported to Cape Town refinery via pipeline.
  • Will Glencore reopen its Cape Town oil refinery?
  • Global commodities trader Glencore will restart its Cape Town oil refinery in the fourth quarter this year, more than two years after a deadly explosion shuttered the plant, Chief Executive Gary Nagle said during an earnings call on Thursday. The 100 000 bl/d refinery is run by Astron Energy, which is majority owned by Switzerland-based Glencore.
  • How is crude oil processed in Cape Town?
  • Crude oil arrives by oil tanker in Saldanha Bay for discharge and is then transported to Cape Town refinery via pipeline. Our team is then responsible for converting the crude oil into final products including LPG, petrol, jet fuel, diesel and fuel oil. Starts in the distillation towers, where crude oil is separated into various components.
  • Will reopening Cape Town refinery help South Africa secure petroleum supplies?
  • Restarting the Cape Town refinery, the country's third largest and offline since an explosion in 2020 killed two workers, will help net importer South Africa secure petroleum supplies as several other refineries in the country look to shut down permanently.