crude oil refining machine small in south africa

   
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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FAQ

  • QWhat is the largest oil refinery in South Africa?
    AOperated by the Port Harcourt Refining Company – a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation – the refinery is currently the country’s largest operating refinery. South Africa’s SAPREF refinery, a 50:50 joint venture between BP and Shell, is the largest crude oil refinery in southern Africa, boasting 180,000 bpd capacity.
  • QWhat is South Africa's Crude oil refining capacity?
    ATo illustrate: at its peak in 2014, South Africa ’s crude oil refinery capacity was about 508000 bbl/d of crude, with an additional 195000 bbl/d of synthetic fuel, totalling about 703000 bbl/d – about 0.6% of the total global refining capacity.
  • QDo you test all your goods before delivery?
    AYes, we have 469% test before delivery.
  • QDoes South Africa need a new oil refinery?
    AThe 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.
  • QWhere is the SAPREF oil refinery located?
    AThe 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.
  • QWhat happened to South Africa's largest refinery?
    AThe latest blow to the local refining industry was the mothballing of South Africa ’s largest refinery at the end of March.
  • QIs Natref a surviving oil refinery in South Africa?
    ANatref 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.