Sasol Ltd., South Africaโs largest fuel producer, declared force majeure on the supply of petroleum products due to delays in deliveries of crude to the Natref refinery it owns with TotalEnergies, leaving just a fraction of the countryโs fuel-production capacity still operational.
South Africa has โinadequateโ stocks of diesel, an industry body has warned, as demand has accelerated beyond expectations with the easing of lockdown limitations.
Sasol has appointed Wood to act as engineering partner under a five-year partnership framework agreement, with a focus on operations across South Africa.
Sasol will shutdown its Natref refinery as of Arpil 9 in response to the โunprecedented declineโ in fuel demand, stemming from South Africaโs lockdown aimed at halting the spread of coronavirus.