South Africa: PetroSA Restarts Refinery after 20 Engen Stations Run Dry
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Wednesday, 09 November 2011 |
PetroSA has restated its gas-to-liquids refinery at Mossel Bay following a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and diesel that caused several fuel service stations to run dry. Shutdowns at four of the country’s six refineries, including a 180,000 bpd facility owned by Shell and BP, caused shortages last week
Engen Petroleum’s 125 000 bpd plant will be shut for the rest of the month for maintenance work and because of a fire at the facility. 20 Engen stations across the country ran dry, with diesel the fuel most affected by the shortage. “Most of the affected stations are inland, including Gauteng,” said Engen spokeswoman Tania Landsberg. “The shortage started last week and was as a result of a combination of things including planned and unplanned maintenance shutdowns at Engen refineries. During the shutdown, we weren't able to pull products into the supply chain,” she added.
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