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Operating refineries
Astron Cape Town, Natref, Sasol Secunda
Source Sector reporting
Africa
Six major production facilities a decade ago. Three today.
Refining capacity has roughly halved since 2020. The majority of refined product is now imported — and each cargo is a fresh counterparty assessment falling on importers least equipped to perform it.
Prepared forThe Government of the Republic of South Africa
A diagram of the market’s energy geography: the facilities, routes and constraints discussed in the white paper. Every element corresponds to something stated and sourced in the paper.
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The white paper
What the white paper establishes
Each figure below is sourced in full in the accompanying publication.
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~350,000 b/d
Combined capacity
covering roughly 30% of national fuel demand
Source Sector reporting
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260,000+ b/d
Capacity lost since 2020
Sapref alone was ~35% of national capacity
Source Daily Investor
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Exited
FATF grey list
removed 24 October 2025 after remediation
Source FATF
Capacity
Refining and processing capacity
Principal facilities referenced in the analysis.
| Facility | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Astron Energy | Cape Town | 100,000 b/d |
| Natref | Sasolburg | 107,000 b/d |
| Sasol Secunda (CTL) | Mpumalanga | 150,000 b/d |
| Sapref — closed 2022 | Durban | 180,000 b/d |
| Engen Durban — converted | Durban | import terminal |
| PetroSA Mossel Bay — mothballed | Western Cape | GTL facility |
Publications
Publications
Prepared for The Government of the Republic of South Africa. Confidential to the named recipient.
White paper
Verification infrastructure and its relevance to South Africa
The full analysis: the verification gap and what changed in 2025–2026, the international standards environment, the Eurabelt architecture component by component, the four-jurisdiction structure assessed against South Africa specifically, and an explicit statement of limitations.
Executive brief
Three-page summary
The situation, what Eurabelt is, the four structural commitments, the four jurisdictions assessed for this market, what we are proposing, and the full custodian directory with contact addresses.
Briefing
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The record
On the record for South Africa
Records compiled from official sources and tagged to this market, newest first. Each carries its permanent code and its date of publication.
Nothing further is on the record for South Africa yet. Records compiled from official sources are added as they are published, and every record tagged to this market will appear here and in its series.
The full recordRegistrations
Independent verification
Every registration below can be checked without reference to us.
| Jurisdiction | Company registration | NCAGE | SAM.gov UEI | Verify at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 16639303 | U2E57 | E1JDP3L371Y7 | Companies House |
| Canada | 17303785 | L11R0 | E2LRX73E1YY5 | Corporations Canada |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 10017296 | STDY6 | E34CYFW5MR93 | Registrar General |
| South Africa | K2025/850330/07 | STDZ3 | E3N2GFF8FQG1 | CIPC |
| Data controller registration — ICO reference ZC076060 | ICO register | |||
These are identification and eligibility records. They are not endorsements, accreditations or certifications by any government or organisation, and we do not present them as such. Section 5.3 of the white paper states in full what each registration does and does not signify.