Caltex Capetown Refinery
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Astron (Glencore)
- Website:
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Capacity: 5.5 million tons/annum & 110,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
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Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- FCC
- Visbreaker
- Fixed bed reformer
- Cat poly
- Kerosene hydrotreater
- Diesel hydrotreater
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
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Products Produced
- gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, fuel oil, asphalt and other products
Ongoing Projects
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Other Information
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History
- 1965 - Refinery commissioned with 30,000 bpd capacity. EPC contractor Fluor
- 2004 - Foster Wheeler Awarded EPC Contract for Low-Sulfur Diesel Project
- 2017 - Deal agreed with Sinopec to acquire the refinery, but deal not completed
- 2019 - Glencore acquires refinery along with retail and distribution network in South Africa and Botswana
Relevant Links
- https://www.astronenergy.co.za/
- Caltex (now Chevron) Grassroots Oil Refinery - EPC, Fluor
- Foster Wheeler Awarded EPC Contract for Low-Sulfur Diesel Project by Caltex in South Africa
- Sinopec acquires Chevron’s downstream assets in South Africa and Botswana
- https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/energy/2019-04-09-glencores-chevron-deal-is-done-and-dusted/
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