oil extraction refining production line in durban

   
oil extraction refining production line 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.
  • What happened at the Durban oil refinery?
  • The recent explosion at the Durban oil refinery is one in a long list of pollution incidents in the area. What has the government done to protect residents of communities surrounding the refinery? The local South Durban Community Environmental Alliance recorded a total of 55 major industrial incidents in South Durban from 2000 to 2016.
  • Why are oil refineries closed in South Africa?
  • Refinery closures in South Africa are shots fired in the long running contestation between the oil refiners and the government, which has been trying to introduce cleaner fuels.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • How many industries are in the South Durban Basin?
  • During apartheid, the South Durban Basin became home to two of South Africa¡¯s four oil refineries and Africa¡¯s foremost chemical storage facility. Currently, it¡¯s home to over 600 industries. It¡¯s still an industrial hub that includes residential areas.