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South African Petroleum Industry Association. South African Petroleum Industry Association ( SAPIA) was formed in July 1994 by six of South Africa 's leading petroleum refining and marketing companies namely: The stated goal of the organisation is to represent the interests of the petroleum refining and marketing industry in South Africa.
The Boksburg explosion took place on 24 December 2022, when a fuel tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exploded underneath a railway bridge in Boksburg, in the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, [ 1] with a death toll of 41 people as of 18 January 2023. [ 2] Nearby infrastructure was damaged by the explosion.
The average price in 2012 was $3.618 per US gallon ($0.96/L), the highest ever yearly average as of 31 December 2012. As of 31 December 2012, the average price of gasoline was $3.298/US gal ($0.87/L), with New York at $3.70/US gal ($0.98/L) for the highest in the US, and Colorado at $2.987/US gal ($0.79/L) for the lowest.
The 2007 fuel tax was €0.684 per litre (€2.59/US gal; €3.11/imp gal). On top of that is 21% VAT over the entire fuel price, making the Dutch taxes one of the highest in the world. In total, taxes account for 68.84% of the total price of petrol and 56.55% of the total price of diesel. [20]
Crude Oil (18%) Renewables & Waste (11%) Gas (3%) Nuclear (2%) Geothermal (1%) South Africa has a large energy sector, being the third-largest economy in Africa. The country consumed 227 TWh of electricity in 2018. [ 2] The vast majority of South Africa's electricity was produced from coal, with the fuel responsible for 88% of production in ...
Caltex is a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation used in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and Southern Africa. [ 1] Headquartered in Singapore, it is also the brand name of non-Chevron petroleum companies in some countries (such as New Zealand, and previously Australia and South Africa) under a trademark licensing agreement with ...
The Jaecoo J7 was launched in South Africa on 12 April 2024, as part of the Chery's sub-brand Jaecoo introduction in South Africa. At launch, three trims are available: Vortex, Glacier and Inferno; it is powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine and AWD comes as standard on the top Inferno trim. [12]
23 May – Ayanda Dlodlo, national minister. 23 May – Allister Coetzee, Springboks coach. 26 May – Musetta Vander, actress. 6 July – Robert McBride, political activist and convicted murderer. 20 August – Rudolf Straeuli, former rugby player & Springboks coach. 30 September – Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, politician, national minister.