• 2025 hot sale instruction provided durable oil refining plant in South Africa
  • 2025 hot sale instruction provided durable oil refining plant in South Africa
  • 2025 hot sale instruction provided durable oil refining plant in South Africa
  • 2025 hot sale instruction provided durable oil refining plant in South Africa
  • Will BP sell refinery assets to South Africa's Central Energy Fund?
  • BP and Shell have agreed to sell key refinery assets, including land and mooring facilities, to South Africa's Central Energy Fund, marking a strategic industry shift.
  • Who will build Africa's Oil Refinery?
  • The construction of the refinery will be undertaken by a joint venture comprising Korean-based, Samsung Engineering with a 45% stake and Spanish-based, Técnicas Reunidas with 55%. Key gas and oil refinery projects are to be launched through 2025 to improve Africa's refining capacity and reduce imports.
  • Does South Africa need a mega oil refinery?
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  • The South African government has reiterated its stance that South African needs a mega oil refinery despite “fundamental changes” under way globally, including the transition to electric mobility.
  • How much refining capacity does South Africa have?
  • South Africa, Africa's leading economic power, will have to make do with only around 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) of refining capacity until at least March, when the Natref Refinery (90,000 bpd) in Sasolburg (Free State) is due to resume operations.
  • Who owns SAPREF refinery in South Africa?
  • SHELL Downstream South Africa (SDSA) and bp Southern Africa (bpSA) have agreed to sell each of their 50% stakes in assets at the Sapref refinery precinct to state-owned energy company CEF as the government seeks to secure the nation’s energy security.
  • Will a new Mega refinery boost supply security in Durban?
  • Maqubela indicated that additional storage and the development of fuel terminals at Island View in Durban and at the Port of Ngqura would be important for boosting supply security in the short term. However, he argued that a new mega refinery with a daily capacity of more than 400 000 bbl was also still required.