The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry or the oil patch, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting, and marketing of petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline.
Find below are the list of Petroleum Companies In South Africa
Global Petroleum
SA Oil
Oiltanking
Shell And Bp South African Petroleum Refineries (Pty) Ltd
Fill’er Up Petroleum Services
Petralco Oil
FFS REFINERS
Durban Africa Oil & Gas
South African National Oil Company
Shell Sa Marketing (Pty) Ltd
Deojay Petroleum
Africa SunOil Refineries (Pty) Ltd
New Energy PETROLEUM
PetroSA Sandton Office
AFRICA BUNKERING & SHIPPING
VARIABLE OIL AND GAS
Shell South Africa Energy (Pty) Ltd
KZN Oils (Pty) Ltd
Petroleum Allied
M.A.J Petroleum
How many gas companies are there in South Africa?
There are approximately 4 600 service stations (forecourts – company owned and dealer owned) in South Africa. The petroleum industry was licensed for the first time in 2005, in terms of the Petroleum Products Amendment Act, 2003. Government limits the number of licences allocated.
How many oil refineries are there in South Africa?
4 refineries
South Africa has 4 refineries and 3 synfuels plants. Caltex has a 5.5 million mt/yr (110,000 b/d) refinery in Cape Town
Who is the richest oil company?
PetroChina and Sinopec Group lead the list of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies of 2020 with revenues between $270 billion and $280 billion, ahead of Saudi Aramco and BP.
Who owns most of the oil in the world?
The top five largest oil producers are the following countries:
United States. The United States is the top oil-producing country in the world, with an average of 19.47 million barrels per day (b/d), which accounts for 19% of the world’s production.
Saudi Arabia.
Russia.
Canada.
China.
Why do South Africa import oil?
Crude oil is imported into South Africa by private players linked to the major locally based energy multinationals, PetroSA and SASOL, that engage in petroleum refining, storage and marketing. … High oil prices are a major threat to the country’s overall energy security and lead to high direct costs to consumers.