contonuous cooking oil refining plant in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • 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.
  • Does South Africa need a new oil refinery?
  • The country's Central Energy Fund is continuing to engage with Saudi Aramco on building a new oil refinery in Richards Bay. The minister said pre-feasibility studies are being carried out and that he hopes to hear a positive outcome from the Saudi Aramco evaluation. "South Africa needs a new crude oil refinery," he said.
  • Will Saudi Aramco build a new oil refinery in South Africa?
  • Early last year, Saudi Aramco confirmed it was looking to build a new oil refinery and petrochemical plant in South Africa as part of the Kingdom's $10 billion investment there. Meanwhile it emerged that South Africa's Engen is "considering several options with regards to the Engen refinery" although no decision has been made.
  • 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.