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The Astron Energy Refinery
We have implemented an energy efficiency program to reduce the energy requirements at our refinery by between 10-20% by 2023. Water is essential to our operations and we are committed to the responsible use and conservation of water. 80% of the water needed for our refinery process comes from recycled water from a local treatment plant.
The Cape Town refinery is a key supplier of bunker fuel in the South African market. File Image / Pixabay. South African refiner Astron Energy is targeting a 2022 restart for its Cape Town refinery after a fire shut the plant down last year. The Cape Town refinery has been offline since a fire broke out at the facility in July of last year.
About Astron Energy - An Organisation Driven By Energy
We own and operate the country’s third-largest crude oil refinery in Cape Town, which has a daily nameplate crude processing capacity of 100,000 barrels and a lubricant manufacturing plant in Durban. Part of South Africa’s history for over 100 years
Of the various projects in the pipeline, the restart of Astron Energy’s 100,000 barrels a day (b/d) Cape Town refinery will almost certainly be the first to be realised. Astron (a subsidiary of the global commodity trader Glencore) bought the refinery from Chevron in 2019 but the plant has been out of action since it was damaged by a fire in mid-2020.
Glencore to open new and improved Cape Town refinery in 2022
Glencore’s Astron Energy will this year reopen the Cape Town oil refinery amid a "strong commercial case" to bring the operation back online. Speaking to Fin24 following the release of Glencore’s annual results on Tuesday, the group’s South African-born CEO Gary Nagle said its subsidiary, Astron Energy, is "absolutely committed" to restarting the refinery.
CAPE TOWN, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Glencore (GLEN.L) unit Astron Energy is in the final stages of fully restarting production at its 100,000 barrel per day South African refinery, the company said on
Glencore to restart South African oil refinery in fourth quarter
Global commodities trader Glencore will restart its Cape Town oil refinery in the fourth quarter this year, more than two years after a deadly explosion shuttered the plant, Chief Executive Gary
The Astron Energy South Africa oil refinery in Milnerton that has been offline since 2020 is set to reopen. Picture: Henk Kruger African News Agency (ANA) Published Feb 3, 2023
- Will Glencore reopen its Cape Town oil refinery?
- Global commodities trader Glencore will restart its Cape Town oil refinery in the fourth quarter this year, more than two years after a deadly explosion shuttered the plant, Chief Executive Gary Nagle said during an earnings call on Thursday. The 100 000 bl/d refinery is run by Astron Energy, which is majority owned by Switzerland-based Glencore.
- Why is SAPREF reopening a SA oil refinery?
- The 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.
- 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.
- Which Sasol refineries are still operational in South Africa?
- Out of South Africa ‘s six refineries, only Sasol’s Natref crude oil refinery and its Secunda coal -to-liquids plant are currently operational. A Sasol spokesperson said the Natref is ramping back up this week after declaring force majeure on crude oil supplies last month. Already a subscriber? Forgotten your password?
