oil refinery process in durban

oil refinery process in durban

• Machine Type: vegetable seed oil refinery machine
• Production Capacity: ≥60ton/day
• Dimension(L*W*H):According to capacity
• Voltage:380V/415V 3 phase
• Specification: 54*24*30cm
• Core Components: PLC, Engine, Bearing, Gearbox, Pressure vessel, Gear, Pump
• Raw Material: vegetable seed
• Market: durban

Engen blast triggers questions about industrial safety in SA

A blast at an Engen oil refinery recently rocked the community of Durban South, an industrial basin in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Several employees and community members were treated for smoke inhalation. The Conversation’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked Llewellyn Leonard to share his insights on South African communities and environments exposed to industrial risks.

Government buys Sapref oil refinery in Durban The plant has a nameplate capacity of 180 000 barrels per day and accounts for around 35% of the refining capacity in SA. By Liesl Peyper 27 May 2024

Sapref cuts 350 jobs after 'severe' flood damage | Business

A month later, in April, the refinery was hit by extensive flood damage after Durban experienced severe flooding which resulted in Sapref being submerged in up to three meters of water. The state-owned Central Energy Fund was interested in acquiring the asset, but a deal became unviable as a result of the flood damage.

South Africa’s entire estimated emissions output in 2016 was 450 megatons per year (after a peak closer to 480 megatons in 2008), leaving Engen responsible for 0.5% of the entire economy’s emissions, only at the refinery site. The oil refining industry must be decarbonised; we must get off these fossil fuels.

Oil refinery blast is one more reason South Africa should

A blast at an Engen oil refinery recently rocked the community of Durban South, an industrial basin in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Several employees and community members were treated for smoke

The Engen oil refinery has a capacity of 135 000 barrels of crude oil a day and supplies 1 500 service stations in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands . It also produces 60 tons of sulfur dioxide each day. In the south Durban area alone, more than 100 smoke stacks belch out more than 54 million kilograms of sulfur dioxide each year.

Refining crude oil, the refining process, U.S. Energy

Refining breaks crude oil down into its various components, which are then selectively reconfigured into new products. Petroleum refineries are complex and expensive industrial facilities. All refineries have three basic steps:

SAPREF is an oil refining company that refines and produces various petroleum products. The company offers products such as petrol, diesel, paraffin, liquid petroleum gas, base oil, aviation fuel, solvents and marine fuel oil. It produces various products in different grades. SAPREF imports crude oil from the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

bpSA (Pty) Ltd agrees to the sale of its 50% ownership of

Situated in Durban, SAPREF was commissioned in 1963 as a 50:50 joint venture between bpSA and SDSA. At its peak, the refinery carried a 180,000 barrels per day capacity. SAPREF (Pty) Ltd currently manages the Single Buoy Mooring (SBM) on behalf of the oil companies that own it.

Situated on the East Coast of South Africa, SAPREF is the largest crude oil refinery in the country with 35% of South Africa's refining capacity. SAPREF is a joint venture between Shell Refining SA and BP Southern Africa. We process 24 000 tons crude per day and we make 10 main products in 46 different grades.