new concept oil refinery machine in durban

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • What happened at the Engen oil refinery in Durban?
  • Firefighters dousing the fire at the Engen oil refinery in Durban, South Africa, in December 2020. GettyImages 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.
  • Could BP and Shell sell South Africa's oil refineries?
  • It was also possible that those refineries currently associated with international oil majors that had signalled a desire to withdraw from refining, such as BP and Shell, could seek to sell their South African refining assets, he said. BP and Shell currently own the 165 000 bbl/d Sapref refinery in Durban, which is South Africa ’s largest.
  • When did the SAPREF refinery open?
  • The Sapref refinery was commissioned (began operating) in 1964 in the port city of Durban. It contributed 35% of South Africa’s refinery capacity and refined 180,000 barrels of imported crude oil per day. It was South Africa’s biggest refinery, until it was temporarily closed in 2022 after floods damaged the plant. It never reopened.
  • Will Engen convert its Durban refinery into a terminal?
  • The process to convert its Durban refinery into a terminal is on track, Engen says. In April 2021, Engen announced that it would proceed with its refinery-to-terminal conversion initiative as part of a long-term business sustainability strategy.