All Caltex-branded service stations in South Africa and Botswana are to be rebranded Astron Energy.
Who owns (franchior) Caltex-branded service stations in SA?
Who owns (franchior) Engen service stations?
Is Southern Africa and Shell Refining SA (SAPREF) closing?
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1) Caltex-branded service stations
Astron Energy is South Africa's second largest petroleum network with over 850 Caltex-branded service stations in SA and Botswana.
Astron Energy, a Glencore group company, is a leading supplier of petroleum products in Southern Africa, with a vast network of service stations and is the second-largest petroleum network in the region.
Why the name change?
The name change follows the 2018 majority acquisition of the former Chevron South Africa Pty (Ltd) by Glencore South Africa Oil Investments (Pty) Ltd, since which time Astron Energy has been operating the Caltex brand under a licence agreement for $973m.
The acquisition by Glencore included;
a 110,000 barrel per day refinery, a lubricants plant which is South Africa's which is South Africa's third-largest crude oil refinery in Cape Town, which has a daily nameplate crude and
820 petrol stations, and oil storage facilities.
The rebrand will see 850+ retail sites (Caltex-branded service stations), the Cape Town refinery, the lubricants manufacturing plant in Durban, 15 terminals, 180 commercial and industrial sites, as well as corporate facilities will all be rebranded into Astron Energy.
2)Engen is 74% owned by Malaysia’s state-owned oil company Petronas and 26% owned by Phuthuma Nhleko's Phembani Group.
Engen’s core business is the refining of crude oil(135000 bpd capacity) and marketing and retailing of liquid fuel products through an extensive retail network.
Southern Africa and Shell Refining South Africa (SAPREF) will commence with a spend freeze and pause refinery operations by no later than end of Mar 2022.
This will be for an indefinite period but with a restart possible in the future, including in the event of any future sale.
SAPREF is a joint venture between Shell Refining SA (50%) and BP Southern Africa (50%) and was commissioned in 1967.
SAPREF is the largest crude oil refinery in the country with 35% of South Africa's refining capacity and process 24 000 tons crude per day
SAPREF also manages the Single Buoy Mooring (SBM) on behalf of the SA petroleum industry.
Around 80 to 85% of SA crude oil imports come through the SBM, which is a national key point.
Are their companies listed on the JSE that operate in service stations (fuel stations)?
Yes there are.
1) Afine Investments (owns 7 petrol service station properties Engen + Sasol).
It is reported that the “greatest CA(SA)”, Markus Jooste, SAICA has ever produced, shot and killed himself when police came to arrest him today.
Let’s look at how Steinhoff (Markus Jooste) got its hands on Pepkor (92.34%), Tekkie Town (100%) and (almost) Shoprite.
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Before going too far, it is important to note that there is an allegation that most of the deals Steinhoff (Markus Jooste) entered into were based on false and misleading representations made by Steinhoff N.V. and Markus Jooste.
The PwC Report into Steinhoff quantified the fictitious and/or irregular transactions at €6.5bn (R106bn) for FY09 - FY17.
The above 'fictitious and irregular transactions' had ''the effect of inflating the profits and/or asset values of the Steinhoff Group".
All Caltex-branded service stations in SA and Botswana are being rebranded into Astron Energy.
The name change follows a 2018 majority acquisition of former Chevron SA by Glencore SA Oil Investments.
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Astron Energy, a Glencore group company, is a leading supplier of petroleum products in Southern Africa, with a vast network of service stations and is the second-largest petroleum network in the region.
Why the name change?
The name change follows the 2018 majority acquisition of the former Chevron South Africa Pty (Ltd) by Glencore South Africa Oil Investments (Pty) Ltd, since which time Astron Energy has been operating the Caltex brand under a licence agreement for $973m.
In 1985, the Kagiso Trust began its development work to help promote the struggle against apartheid.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu co-founded the Kagiso Trust with Dr Beyers Naudè, Reverend Frank Chikane, Dr Max Coleman, Dr Alan Boesak, Dr Abe Nkomo, Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, and Eric Molobi, and took on the arduous task of trying to persuade the European Union to impose sanctions on the South African apartheid government.
In 1985, the EU agreed to impose partial sanctions on South Africa and also decided, through its Special Programme for the victims of apartheid, to support projects that promoted non-racialism and capacity development among those disadvantaged by apartheid.
They indicated that they wanted to allocate development funds using three channels, namely: South African Council of Churches (SACC), the South African Catholic Bishops conference, and a third secular channel, Kagiso Trust.
Ever wondered how the 99-year lease agreement at Waterfall works like especially where Balwin is concerned?
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A bit of history.
It is reported that the first title-deed-holders of the Waterval farm were the Gibson brothers, who arrived from England in South Africa in 1871.
They bred cattle and operated their Red Star Line stagecoach business between Johannesburg and Pretoria.
In 1934, the farm was sold to Moosa Ismail Mia.
He later registered the development in the name of Witwatersrand Estates Limited, which to this day is owned and controlled by the Waterval Islamic Institute.