Explosion at Durban crude oil refinery

4th December 2020

By: Reuters

  

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There was an explosion at South Africa's second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday morning, a local metropolitan police official told Reuters, adding it was not yet clear whether there had been injuries or deaths.

A spokesman for Engen, which operates the refinery, said he would comment later in a statement.

According to Engen's website, the Durban plant has a crude refining capacity of 120 000 bbl/d.

It was not immediately clear if there was any impact on the refinery's production.

Africa's most industrialised economy has six refineries, four using crude oil and two synthetic fuel as feedstock. It is a net importer of petroleum products.

Edited by Reuters

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