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Contents
About SAPREF 2
SAPREF configuration 4
Foreword from the Minister of Energy 6
Congratulatory message from the former Minister of Energy 6
Message from the Premier of KwaZulu-Natal 7
Message from Shell 8
Message from BP 9
Message from the Managing Director 10
Reflections from previous Managing Directors 11
In the beginning ... 14
Nature on our doorstep 18
SBM 20
50 years of progress 21
FOX Project 23
Control Rooms: Nerve centre of the refinery 24
Our pipelines, our lifelines 26
A LION roars on schedule 29
Turnarounds: A true test of a refinery’s project management skills 31
Blazing a trail 34
Water, water everywhere 35
Characters past and present 36
HSSE 38
In pursuit of Goal Zero 39
A world-class emergency response service 42
Close shaves 43
Environmental focus 44
Production 46
The Island 48
Maintenance 49
Engineering 50
Technology 51
Commercial 52
Organisational Capability Improvement 53
Finance and Procurement 54
Human Resources 55
One Team, One Purpose 58
A great place to work 59
Social Club: Mixing business with pleasure 64
Sustainable Development 66
A key player in the community 68
Corporate Social Investment 70
The future is upon us! 74
The SAPREF team 76
COMMEMORATING 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE
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