heavy duty rice bran oil refinery line in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Could BP and Shell sell South Africa’s oil refineries?
  • It was also possible that those refineries currently associated with international oil majors that had signalled a desire to withdraw from refining, such as BP and Shell, could seek to sell their South African refining assets, he said. BP and Shell currently own the 165 000 bbl/d Sapref refinery in Durban, which is South Africa ’s largest.
  • What happened to South Africa’s oil refineries?
  • Those two refineries account for 43 percent of South Africa’s total oil refining capacity of over 500,000 barrels per day (bpd). Glencore’s Astron Energy shut down its refinery in July after an explosion and fire killed in early July two workers and injured another seven.
  • Which Durban refineries have made good on their threats?
  • In the latest round, the two Durban refineries made good on their threats. Engen (Petronas) in 2020, following an explosion and fire, and Sapref (Shell and BP) after its temporary closure during the insurrection in July 2021. Natref appears to be playing a waiting game on the government’s latest deadline, which has been shifted from 2023 to 2027.
  • What is the future of BP-Shell & Sasol refineries in South Africa?
  • The future of the other two refineries in South Africa, Sapref of a BP-Shell joint venture and Sasol’s Natref, may also be uncertain, considering that oil majors, including Shell and BP, are reassessing their asset portfolios.