A fire at Sasol’s Natref facility in Sasolburg, is expected to negatively impact the production and supply of jet fuel, ULP93 and diesel from the refinery.

The fire damaged part of the Crude Distillation Unit.

This is expected to have an impact on the supply of jet fuel to OR Tambo International Airport.

Sasol said it is developing and implementing mitigation plans, in partnership with Natref, to minimise any supply shortfalls of jet fuel and other products.

This includes sourcing imported products.

An investigation into the incident has commenced and this will include a detailed root cause analysis into the fire.
No injuries occurred, with the fire immediately extinguished and the plant safely shut down.

An assessment of damages is underway and will inform the repair schedule and subsequent start-up of the refinery.

Natref is a joint venture crude oil refinery between Sasol (63,64%) and Prax Group (36,36%), located in Sasolburg.

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