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Bloomberg: BP, Shell’s South Africa Refinery Resumes Operations, SAPA Says

By Carli Lourens

March 14 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s South African oil refinery, Sapref, has restarted and may resume full production over the weekend, the South African Press Association said, citing unidentified refinery officials.

The Sapref refinery in the port city of Durban “tripped” during a March 11 storm, causing its shutdown for safety reasons, the facility said yesterday.

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Last Updated: March 14, 2008 07:07 EDT

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