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  • How is crude oil processed in Cape Town?
  • Crude oil is processed at the Cape Town refinery by first being transported via pipeline from Saldanha Bay, where it arrives by oil tanker. The process begins in the distillation towers, where crude oil is separated into various components, ultimately resulting in final products such as LPG, petrol, jet fuel, diesel, and fuel oil.
  • Where is the Astron Energy Refinery located?
  • The Astron Energy Refinery is located between residential communities in the Cape Town area. We take extra care to protect our employees, their families, and our neighboring communities.
  • Will South Africa reopen its oil refinery?
  • The commitment to reopen the operation bucks the trend in South Africa where oil and gas majors are opting to close refineries rather than invest in refurbishing and upgrading them, especially in light of incoming clean fuel regulations.
  • Will Astron energy reopen Milnerton refinery?
  • Astron Energy's Milnerton refinery in Cape Town. Glencore expects to reopen the shuttered Cape Town oil refinery this year. Upon reopening, the operation will be able to produce additional products and will have an improved cost base. The commitment comes as Sapref becomes the latest refinery in SA to halt operations.
  • What happened to Sasol & Total's Natref Refinery?
  • Sasol and Total¡¯s Natref refinery is also on the chopping block as the two mull selling or closing the operation. Astron¡¯s refinery ¨C formerly known as Calref and which Glencore acquired with all Chevron¡¯s SA assets in 2019 ¨C has been offline ever since mid-2020 when a deadly fire caused the plant to shut.
  • What process units are used in a petrol refinery?
  • Some of the process units used at the Astron Energy Refinery are: Fluidised Catalytic Cracking Unit (FCC), Platformer, and Isom Units.