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Engen Durban Refinery

Refinery in South Africa. Approximate location -29.94941, 30.98402.

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Engen Durban Refinery is a refinery in South Africa. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144112.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Untersektor: oil-and-gas-refining. Als refinery benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 200–600°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Raffinerien wärmen auf, fraktionieren und chemisch transformieren Rohöl durch energieintensive Destillation und Cracken in Brennstoffe und petrochemische Rohstoffe — extrem anspruchsvoll für Dampfzeugung und Wärmenutzung.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in South Africa

SAPREF Durban Refinery: 180,000 BBL per day180kSAPREF Dur…Natref Sasolburg Refinery: 108,500 BBL per day108kNatref Sas…Astron Capetown Refinery: 100,000 BBL per day100kAstron Cap…Engen Durban Refinery: 0 BBL per day0Engen Durb…

Reported capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Engen Durban Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 29.9°S in the southern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

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Location

Coordinates -29.94941, 30.98402. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Engen Durban Refinery?

Engen Durban Refinery is a refinery in South Africa. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

Where is Engen Durban Refinery located?

Engen Durban Refinery is in South Africa, near coordinates -29.94941, 30.98402.

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