

Engen Profile
Engen is an Africa-based energy company focusing on the downstream refined petroleum products market and related businesses. The company’s core functions are the refining of crude oil, the marketing of our primary refined petroleum products and the provision of convenience services via our extensive retail network.
Key facts and figures:
- Presence in over 20 countries
- Products exported to over 30 more countries, mostly in Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands
- Refinery (based in Durban, SA) has a nameplate capacity of 135, 000 barrels per day
- Lubricating Oils Blending Plant (in Durban, SA), produces 40 tons of product per hour, totalling 320,000 litres per day/on a single shift.
- Approximately 1, 500 service stations across sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean Islands
- Convenience stores at approximately 600 Engen service stations
- Extensive storage and distribution infrastructure, including: depots, terminals, lubricant warehouses, a bitumen plant and aviation facilities at leading airports:
- Transport fleet consists of approximately 180 bulk fuel tankers
- Part-ownership of 40,000 and 17,000 metric tons product tankers
Products
- Automotive Fuels and Lubricants
- Industrial Fuels and Lubricants
- Aviation Fuels and Lubricants
- Marine Fuels and Lubricants
- Bitumen
- Chemicals and Special Products
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