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A shipment of US oil is headed to South Africa for the first time in two years and destined for a Glencore-owned refinery in Cape Town that has restarted operations after an explosion shuttered it...
The South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) is not anticipating a domestic diesel supply crunch this winter as a result of a spike in generator-related demand, despite ongoing warnings...
The wholesale diesel price will be lowered on Wednesday, but petrol is getting more expensive. Petrol (both 93 and 95 unleaded) will be hiked by 37c a litre, while diesel will be cut by 47.5c...
The wholesale diesel price looks set for a cut on Wednesday next week, but petrol may become pricier. Based on the latest oil and rand prices, the latest data from the Central Energy Fund shows...
Chemicals and energy company Sasol has refinanced its existing banking facilities that were due to mature in 2024, by securing a new $2.9-billion banking facility. The new facility comprises a...
South Africa’s second-biggest emitter aims to be among the continent’s biggest buyers of renewable energy – but for now Sasol remains firmly tied to fossil fuels. The company that made its name...
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has announced the adjustment of fuel prices based on current local and international factors, with effect from April 5. Petrol (93 ULP & LRP)...
State-owned Transnet Pipelines has successfully delivered jet fuel from Durban, in KwaZulu-Natal, directly to OR Tambo International Airport (ORTIA), in Gauteng, for the first time since the...
While Africa is part of the global transition to low carbon energy, the consumption of oil and gas on the continent will increase, at least in the short term. So observed Standard Bank executive...
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution company Petregaz will acquire all 35 LPG trucks, tankers and truck horses from road logistics services provider OneLogix, with effect from April 1....
South Africa should prioritise its decarbonisation strategy, as it has a carbon intensity much higher than most countries, and $1.5-billion of exports to the European Union (EU) are at risk in the...
Petrol prices will jump on Wednesday amid a supply crunch worldwide, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy announced on Monday night. The price of both 95 and 93 unleaded petrol will be...
In line with the carbon tax increase that become effective on January 1, 2023, from R144/t to R159/t of carbon dioxide equivalent, the carbon fuel levy for 2023/24 will increase by 1c to 10c/l for...
The rapid expansion of Africa’s fuel demand is driving deal-making activity in the continent’s retail business, as trading houses to oil majors chase the growth that’s lacking in their home...
Coal quality and mining productivity problems continue to negatively affect production at Sasol’s Secunda Operations, in Mpumalanga, where only between 6.6-million tons and 6.9-million tons will be...
February may bring a large hike in the petrol price, the latest information from the Central Energy Fund shows. With two weeks to go before the prices are fixed, the fund's data shows that 95...
Industry organisation the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) will host its seventeenth yearly ARDA Week conference in person, from March 13 to 17 at the Century City Conference...
Vivo Energy and Engen have merged into a combined group to create one of Africa’s largest energy distribution companies that will have more than 3 900 service stations and more than two-billion...
The Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) on Tuesday urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to scrap the sugar tax, as well as suspend the fuel duty and road accident fund levies for the industry...
Chemicals and energy group Sasol’s share price on the JSE fell by nearly 9% on February 7 after it said it was likely to report a mixed set of results for the six months ended December 31, 2022....
Glencore unit Astron Energy is in the final stages of fully restarting production at its 100 000 bl/d South African refinery, the company said on Thursday, more than two years after a deadly...
Petrol and diesel prices will be hiked on Wednesday, with oil having become more expensive due to stronger Chinese demand. Unleaded petrol (both 93 and 95) will increase by 28c a litre, while...
Fuel group Astron Energy has announced a R220-million development fund to empower small businesses in the Astron Energy value chain and its linked communities. CEO Thabiet Booley describes the...
Petrol and diesel prices look set to be hiked in the first week of February. The latest data from the Central Energy Fund shows an expected increase of around 52 cents a litre for 95 unleaded...
After a steep fall in January, petrol and diesel prices are currently on track for more cuts in February, the latest information from the Central Energy Fund shows. However, recent strong gains in...
Aim- and AltX-listed renewable-energy-focused development company Kibo Energy will potentially introduce an additional revenue stream to its 2.7 MW plastic-to-syngas power plant, which resides...
Fuel prices could be slashed by as much as R2.80 in the new year, bringing welcome reprieve to cash-strapped motorists, the latest information from the Central Energy Fund shows. The fund's data...
Fuel retail chain Puma Energy says 184 of its sites are now powered, in part, by solar power installations. This accounts for about 39% of its 467 owned and leased fuel stations where solar...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), which is the representative body of the global airline industry, has estimated that the worldwide production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF)...
Sasol shares fell nearly 7% after the South African petrochemicals company said it expects challenges at its Secunda operations to impact coal and fuel production, although higher crude oil prices...
UK-based global major power and propulsion systems group Rolls-Royce has announced that it has had a successful start to the final stage of testing of its Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System...
German instrumentation and control company Vega opened its new South African headquarters on October 31. Situated in Lanseria, the new building incorporates Vega South Africa’s corporate offices, a...
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe says he hopes to persuade Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco to revive its interest in building a refinery in SA. The Saudi-SA refinery project dates...
Emerging helium and natural gas producer Renergen’s liquified natural gas (LNG) plant, in the Free State, resumed operations following repairs to a faulty conduction oil system, which recently...
According to the latest information from the Central Energy Fund, petrol prices may be hiked in the first week of December, ahead of South Africa's peak travel season. However, diesel could ease...
The International Partners Group (IPG) of France, Germany, the UK, the US and the EU jointly endorsed South Africa’s Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) during the World Leaders Summit...
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