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/ 18 May 2024

Explainer: Understanding mergers and acquisitions

M&A activity in South Africa experienced a sharp decline in 2023 and a rebound in 2024 is only plausible after the elections

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By Anathi Madubela

Opinion

/ 26 November 2022

Big oil’s generational curse: Pollutant-related epigenetic changes keep South Africans in poverty

After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.

By Angelo C Louw

The Green Guardian

/ 21 September 2021

New clean fuel standards could be the end of refineries and lead to job losses

In the absence of mechanisms to recoup investment into cleaner fuels, refineries may be faced with tough decisions

By Tunicia Phillips

Business

/ 14 July 2021

Fuel shortages loom as unrest forces SA’s largest refinery to shut

Sapref declares force majeure, shutting down 35% of SA’s fuel supply

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By Sarah Smit

The Green Guardian

/ 26 March 2021

Coal industry under increasing pressure to focus on a just transition

As investors ditch fossil fuels, environmental lobby groups are using advocacy and litigation to force SA’s biggest polluters to change their ways

By Chris Gilili

Business

/ 12 December 2020

Fuel boycott looms over Engen refinery fire

Residents in south Durban want the petroleum giant to pay reparations, rehabilitate the area and protect the people who live near the plant

By Paddy Harper

Business

/ 4 December 2020

Blast rocks Durban’s Engen refinery

Residents are being evacuated as firefighters battle to control the blaze

By Paddy Harper

The Green Guardian

/ 10 June 2020

South Durban chokes as Engen refinery starts up

Covid-19 brought clear skies when industries shut down, but then came what residents call waves of filthy air that made them sick

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 23 March 2020

Rights group wins court bid against Engen

The Right2Know Campaign has been allowed to join a court case against Engen, which used the Regulation of Gatherings Act to ban protests outside its Durban refinery

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 19 March 2020

Durban smokestacks back in court

Engen will oppose the application by civil rights nonproft Right2Know to be a friend of the court in the precedent-setting case

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 16 August 2019

Rwanda’s gingerbread house

Kigali is flashing its sweetest smile to foreign firms, but there may be cracks in the image it’s presenting

By Tshegofatso Mathe

Article

/ 19 November 2018

Reluctance to follow due process in nuclear, PetroSA deals says Gordhan

Pravin Gordhan says there was a reluctance to follow due process in the PetroSA-Engen and Russian nuclear deals

By Gemma Ritchie

Article

/ 28 September 2018

Court stops protests

Vopak was granted an interim order to stop any further marches, protests or blockades

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 17 August 2018

Wentworth residents blame violence at Engen on the police

They have also accused Engen of going to court to ‘silence’ ongoing protests by residents

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 3 August 2018

Wentworth residents gain ally in battle against Engen

Last month Engen secured an interim order, barring members of the South Durban Basin Community Development Trust from protesting

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 29 June 2018

Interdict adds extra fuel to Wentworth residents’ ire

On Monday, an interim interdict banning residents from holding unauthorised protests at the refinery was granted

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 22 June 2018

Reparations row dogs petrol giant

The push by Wentworth residents for Engen to give them a stake in the company has prompted it to take them to court to halt their protests

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 22 June 2018

When the penalty is death

The locals call it cancer valley — and there are few safe places to kick a football around

By Paddy Harper

Article

/ 4 December 2014

Engen condemns attack on petrol attendant

No arrests have been made in the attack of a petrol attendant and the Engen group says it is "appalled" by the assault.

By Ina Skosana

Article

/ 2 December 2014

Racist assault caught on camera: Bikers attack attendant

Police are investigating a case of assault after what appears to be a racially-motivated attack on a petrol attendant by a group of bikers.

By Ina Skosana

Article

/ 5 June 2014

Cancer valley pays a high price for South Africa’s oil needs

Respiratory illnesses are taking their toll on South Durban residents, but petrochemical firms deny culpability and won’t cough up for health costs.

By Sipho Kings

Article

/ 17 July 2013

PetroSA said to buy Petronas’s majority Engen stake

The state-owned oil company remains tight-lipped over the matter, but confirmed it has engaged in negotiations with various potential partners.

By Andre Janse Van Vuuren and Paul Burkhardt

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Article

/ 18 April 2012

Engen buys Saudi oil to replace Iran’s shortfall

Trade sources say Engen has decided to buy additional crude from top oil exporter Saudi Aramco after it halted imports from Iran.

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 21 February 2012

Engen, Shell hit with major fines for price fixing

Oil companies Engen and Shell have been hit with large fines for bitumen price collusion, which has reportedly been in shortage.

By Deshnee Subramany

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Article

/ 2 June 2011

Solidarity declares wage dispute in fuel sector

Labour union Solidarity said it had declared a wage dispute in the country’s petroleum sector after negotiations failed.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 1 December 2010

Engen expands presence in Africa

South African petroleum company Engen will focus next on Ghana, Kenya and Uganda as it expands its presence on the continent.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 11 October 2010

Engen shuts refinery after power cut

Engen Petroleum was forced to shut its refinery after a major power failure in the Durban area, the company’s spokesperson said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 10 December 2009

Lack of breathalysers not our fault, says Engen

Engen can’t be blamed for the unavailability of disposable breathalysers at its service station shops, the company said on Thursday.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 12 September 2009

African firms eye BP, Shell Zimbabwe assets

Engen Petroleum and KenolKobil said they plan to buy BP and Shell’s Zimbabwe assets in anticipation of growth under a unity government.

By Nelson Banya

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Article

/ 5 June 2009

Sasol, Engen unions declare wage dispute

Sasol, PetroSA and Engen trade unions have declared a dispute with their employers after wage talks broke down, Solidarity said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 6 April 2009

Engen: We have contingency plans for strike

Engen has contingency plans should Tuesday’s strike by transport workers go ahead, the fuel distributor said on Monday.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 21 November 2008

Mechanical problem the cause of Engen refinery fire

A fire that shut down Durban’s Engen refinery earlier this month was caused by a mechanical problem, company spokesperson Herb Payne said on Friday.

By Staff Reporter

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