small crude coconut oil refining plant in cape town

   
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • small crude coconut oil refining plant in cape town

FAQ

  • QHow is crude oil processed in Cape Town?
    ACrude oil arrives by oil tanker in Saldanha Bay for discharge and is then transported to Cape Town refinery via pipeline. Our team is then responsible for converting the crude oil into final products including LPG, petrol, jet fuel, diesel and fuel oil. Starts in the distillation towers, where crude oil is separated into various components.
  • QWill reopening Cape Town refinery help South Africa secure petroleum supplies?
    ARestarting the Cape Town refinery, the country's third largest and offline since an explosion in 2020 killed two workers, will help net importer South Africa secure petroleum supplies as several other refineries in the country look to shut down permanently.
  • QAre you a manufacturer?
    AYes, we are manufacturer with more than 37 years experience.
  • QWhy is SAPREF reopening a SA oil refinery?
    AThe commitment comes as Sapref becomes the latest refinery in SA to halt operations. Glencore’s Astron Energy will this year reopen the Cape Town oil refinery amid a "strong commercial case" to bring the operation back online.
  • QWill South Africa reopen its oil refinery?
    AThe 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.
  • QHow does crude oil refinery work?
    AStarts in the distillation towers, where crude oil is separated into various components. These components are then further processed and treated to produce final products. Some of the processes used at the refinery are hydrotreating, cracking and reforming.
  • QWhat happened to Sasol & Total's Natref Refinery?
    ASasol and Total’s Natref refinery is also on the chopping block as the two mull selling or closing the operation. Astron’s refinery – formerly known as Calref and which Glencore acquired with all Chevron’s SA assets in 2019 – has been offline ever since mid-2020 when a deadly fire caused the plant to shut.