high effiency palm oil refinery plant in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Will more land be acquired to support Wilmar palm oil plant?
  • Picture: Supplied Durban — The Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Edtea) said plans are under way to ensure that more land is acquired to enable local communities to be involved in the production of raw materials required by the R1.5bn Wilmar Palm Oil plant in Richards Bay.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.