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Summary Information
 
Summary Information
Ownership: Sasol 63,64% / Total 36,36%
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Website: http://www.sasol.com/
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* Ownership: Sasol 63,64% / Total 36,36%  
Location: Sasolburg, South Africa
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* Website: http://www.sasol.com/
Capacity: 5.04 million tons/annum & 108,500 bbl/day
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* Location: Sasolburg, South Africa
Nelson Complexity:
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* Capacity: 5.04 million tons/annum & 108,500 bbl/day
Refining Depth: 90%
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* Nelson Complexity:  
Brief Description
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* Refining Depth: 90%
Natref, South Africa's only inland crude oil refinery, is a medium sized technologically advanced refinery, highly efficient in refining heavy crude oil
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Refining Units
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+++ Brief Description
Atmospheric Distillation
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Fluid catalytic cracking unit, (FCC) - 18,000 bpd
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* Natref, South Africa's only inland crude oil refinery, is a medium sized technologically advanced refinery, highly efficient in refining heavy crude oil
Distillate Hydrocracker
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Black Oil Hydrocracker
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Platformer - 14,500 bpd
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+++ Refining Units
Terminal Capacity
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Crude Oil:
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* [[[Atmospheric Distillation]]]
Refined Products:
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* Fluid catalytic cracking unit, (FCC) - 18,000 bpd
Crude Supply
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* Distillate Hydrocracker
Heavy Crude Oil
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* Black Oil Hydrocracker
Products Produced
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* Platformer - 14,500 bpd
diesel, petrol, jet fuel and LPG
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Ongoing Projects
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+++ Terminal Capacity
The refinery has just completed a project to improve refinery depth and expand capacity
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Other Information
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* Crude Oil:  
-
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* Refined Products:  
History
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1971 - Refinery Commissioned
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+++ Crude Supply
1993 - Refinery upgraded and expanded to 86,000 bpd
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* Heavy Crude Oil
1999 - Foster Wheeler chosen for basic engineering for an expansion project
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2001 - Fire at the refinery kills 2 people
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+++ Products Produced
2004 - Fluor Awarded clean fuels project
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* diesel, petrol, jet fuel and LPG
2005 - Investment project launched to lower sulphur content in diesel
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2009 - The energy regulator awarded a licence for the building of a product pipeline between the refinery and Sasol Secunda Refinery
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+++ Ongoing Projects
Relevant Links
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* The refinery has just completed a project to improve refinery depth and expand capacity
Refinery webpage, Total
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Natref to reopen next month, Sept 2001
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+++ Other Information
Natref 2000 Refinery Expansion Project - Foster Wheeler Selected To Perform Basic Engineering
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Natref refinery's innovative R600 million investment to lower sulphur content in diesel
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Fluor Selected By Sasol to Upgrade South African Refinery
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+++ History
Approval of Pipeline Construction Licence
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* 1971 - Refinery Commissioned
 +
* 1993 - Refinery upgraded and expanded to 86,000 bpd
 +
* 1999 - Foster Wheeler chosen for basic engineering for an expansion project
 +
* 2001 - Fire at the refinery kills 2 people
 +
* 2004 - Fluor Awarded clean fuels project
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* 2005 - Investment project launched to lower sulphur content in diesel
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* 2009 - The energy regulator awarded a licence for the building of a product pipeline between the refinery and [[[Sasol Secunda Refinery]]]
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+++ Relevant Links
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# [http://www.total.co.za/Os/ossouthafrica.nsf/VS_OPM/6558DB176585F1ABC1256F240055ADF8?OpenDocument Refinery webpage, Total]
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# [http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/natref-to-reopen-next-month-2001-09-27 Natref to reopen next month], Sept 2001
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:natref-2000-refinery-expansion-project-foster-wheele Natref 2000 Refinery Expansion Project - Foster Wheeler Selected To Perform Basic Engineering]
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# [http://www.wikidot.com.killajoules.com/archive:natref-refinery-s-innovative-r600-million-investment  Natref refinery's innovative R600 million investment to lower sulphur content in diesel]
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# [http://www.wikidot.com.killajoules.com/archive:fluor-selected-by-sasol-to-upgrade-south-african-ref Fluor Selected By Sasol to Upgrade South African Refinery]
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# [http://www.sasol.com/sasol_internet/downloads/Additional_approved_licenses_Construction_License_1279539683910.pdf Approval of Pipeline Construction Licence]

Revision as of 18:17, 3 January 2024

Summary Information

  • Ownership: Sasol 63,64% / Total 36,36%
  • Website: http://www.sasol.com/
  • Location: Sasolburg, South Africa
  • Capacity: 5.04 million tons/annum & 108,500 bbl/day
  • Nelson Complexity:
  • Refining Depth: 90%

+++ Brief Description

  • Natref, South Africa's only inland crude oil refinery, is a medium sized technologically advanced refinery, highly efficient in refining heavy crude oil


+++ Refining Units

  • [[[Atmospheric Distillation]]]
  • Fluid catalytic cracking unit, (FCC) - 18,000 bpd
  • Distillate Hydrocracker
  • Black Oil Hydrocracker
  • Platformer - 14,500 bpd

+++ Terminal Capacity

  • Crude Oil:
  • Refined Products:

+++ Crude Supply

  • Heavy Crude Oil

+++ Products Produced

  • diesel, petrol, jet fuel and LPG

+++ Ongoing Projects

  • The refinery has just completed a project to improve refinery depth and expand capacity

+++ Other Information

  • -

+++ History

  • 1971 - Refinery Commissioned
  • 1993 - Refinery upgraded and expanded to 86,000 bpd
  • 1999 - Foster Wheeler chosen for basic engineering for an expansion project
  • 2001 - Fire at the refinery kills 2 people
  • 2004 - Fluor Awarded clean fuels project
  • 2005 - Investment project launched to lower sulphur content in diesel
  • 2009 - The energy regulator awarded a licence for the building of a product pipeline between the refinery and [[[Sasol Secunda Refinery]]]

+++ Relevant Links

  1. Refinery webpage, Total
  2. Natref to reopen next month, Sept 2001
  3. Natref 2000 Refinery Expansion Project - Foster Wheeler Selected To Perform Basic Engineering
  4. Natref refinery's innovative R600 million investment to lower sulphur content in diesel
  5. Fluor Selected By Sasol to Upgrade South African Refinery
  6. Approval of Pipeline Construction Licence