corn oil refining processing line in durban

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Where is the SAPREF oil refinery located?
  • The Sapref crude oil refinery, located in Durban, South Africa, and owned by Shell and BP PLC Petroleum, accounted for a total refining capacity of around 170,000 barrels per day as of January 2017. The Enref refinery is also located in Durban, and had a capacity of approximately 135,000 barrels per day in the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • How has the closure of oil refineries impacted fuel users?
  • The closure of oil refineries has inadvertently provided a windfall for fuel users ¨C it has allowed government to sell off some of the stocks and use the proceeds to subsidise fuel prices during an oil price spike. These subsidies are to be partially funded by the sale of strategic oil stocks to the value of R6 billion.
  • Who owns inland oil refinery?
  • The one liquid fuels related story that attracted attention in the local media was the temporary closure of an inland oil refinery due to delays in crude oil supplies. The refinery is owned by Natref, a joint venture between the chemical and energy company Sasol ¨C the majority shareholder ¨C and Total Energies.
  • How will the refinery closures affect the future of auto manufacturing?
  • The refinery closures hold implications for the future of auto manufacturing and transport in the country. In the short term, fuel imports are meeting demand. But the auto manufacturers face a new threat to their European markets ¨C electric vehicles.