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A number of refineries in Africa have been offline, either following maintenance as Zambia’s Indeni, or due to a lack of crude supply as Ghana’s Tema. Two refineries in South Africa also remain offline — Engen’s Durban and the Cape Town refinery — as well as Cameroon’s Limbe. Near-term maintenance New and revised entries ** ...
Refinery news roundup: Some refineries in Africa remain offline In South Africa, both the Engen and Cape Town refineries remain offline, whereas Zambia’s Indeni is not expected to restart after a maintenance until later this year. Overall refining output in Africa remains low as many refineries remain closed or are operating intermittently, according to Africa-focused oil consultancy CITAC. In South Africa alone, refinery output fell 28% last year as all refineries were closed in April and May due to the lockdown. In April, South Africa’s Engen said it will be proceeding with the conversi...
Maintenance mostly over in Africa Most of the current round of refinery maintenance in Africa has been completed. However, South Africa’s Cape Town and Engen remain closed. ONGOING MAINTENANCE New and revised entries ** Ghana’s sole oil refinery, the Tema facility, has come back online after being shut in for a few weeks due to technical issues, a source close to the matter said March 22. “The refinery has resumed processing after days of some maintenance to correct some few issues,” the source said. The refinery went offline in late July, after having run through its reserves of crud...
New and revised entries ** Ghana's sole oil refinery, the Tema facility, has come back online after being shut in for a few weeks due to technical issues, a source close to the matter said March 22. "The refinery has resumed processing after days of some maintenance to correct some few issues," the source said. The refinery went offline in late July, after having run through its reserves of crude. It then restarted in early January only to shut down again a month later. The CDU currently only has one furnace, which means the refinery can only operate at around 30,000 b/d.
New and revised entries ** Bosnia's Brod refinery has launched a solar power station, according to owner Zarubezhneft. The refinery suspended operations in 2019 for an upgrade and to prepare for the use of natural gas. A pipeline was being built to supply the refinery with natural gas to fuel its internal processes, and was expected to be ready in late 2020, although the company was not available to confirm whether that has been completed. The gas will replace fuel oil as a power source for the refinery processes. Existing entries ** Serbia's Pancevo refinery said it expects to complete its F...