Engen Durban
A 125,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Durban, ZA, operated by Engen. Status: closed. Nelson Complexity 6.
Record
- Rated capacity
- 125,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
- Nelson Complexity Index
- 6
- Status
- Closed
- Operator
- Engen
- Supplier graph
- bomforge.com/companies/engen-durban
- Coordinates
- -29.8800, 31.0100
Notes
Most recent news (27 Mar 2026) references 'reopening of SA's biggest oil refinery' with environmental opposition, indicating the facility is currently closed. Earlier news about fuel shortages (10 Mar 2026) and limited oil reserves corroborates that the refinery is not operational. The facility appears to be shut down rather than operational as currently recorded.
What coverage reports
SA to review petroleum product supplies after Engen refinery shutdown
2025-11-02 · 1 publisher filed it
operations 1
These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.
Wire
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General LowRevival of Prospecton refinery in Durban poised to boost jobs and local economybusinessreport.co.za · matched durban
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General LowRevival of Prospecton refinery in Durban poised to boost jobs and local economySunday Tribune + 2 other outlets · matched durban
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Operations CriticalSA to review petroleum product supplies after Engen refinery shutdownsundayindependent.co.za · matched durban
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Incident CriticalInvestigation underway into cause of blast at Durban’s Engen Refinerydailynews.co.za · matched durban
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Incident CriticalWATCH Engen’s Durban Refinery in Flames After Massive Explosionsapeople.com · matched durban
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General LowEngen promises to help communities near its Durban refineryTimesLIVE · matched durban
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General LowEngen refinery in talks with south Durban community after protestSowetan + 1 other outlet · matched durban
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General LowEngen says plan for south Durban refinery’s conversion to a terminal is on trackIOL · matched durban
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General LowEngen salutes female Durban refinery supervisor for her success in male-dominated industrythepost.co.za · matched durban
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General LowEngen to convert “financially unsustainable” Durban refinery into import terminalHazardEx · matched durban
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General LowS.Africa's Engen refinery to be converted into a storage terminalHydrocarbon Processing · matched durban
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General LowEngen to convert Durban oil refinery into import terminalBusiness Day · matched durban
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Incident CriticalWe fight on, say ‘gatvol’ residents hit by 2020 explosion at Engen’s South Durban refineryDaily Maverick · matched durban
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Incident CriticalDurban refinery blast: Residents who want answers tell Engen: ‘Prepare for war’The Citizen · matched durban
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Incident CriticalSouth Africa: Explosion At Engen Oil Refinery In DurbanEurasia Review · matched durban
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Incident CriticalExplosion at Durban crude oil refineryEngineering News + 3 other outlets · matched durban
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Incident CriticalBlast rocks Durban’s Engen refineryThe Mail & Guardian · matched durban
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