SAPREF Deal by CEF: Clean Break or Dirty Energy?
SAPREF, South Africa’s largest oil refinery, is at the center of a controversial deal with CEF. Is it a clean…
SAPREF, South Africa’s largest oil refinery, is at the center of a controversial deal with CEF. Is it a clean…
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In a move that has sent shockwaves through South Africa’s energy, environmental, and legal sectors, the Central Energy Fund (CEF) has reportedly struck a deal with Shell and BP to purchase the SAPREF refinery in Durban under questionable terms. The deal, described as a “clean break” for Shell and BP, may well be a poisoned chalice for South African taxpayers and a disaster for communities already suffering from decades of industrial pollution. The deal appears to absolve the oil giants from liabilities related to environmental degradation, structural decay, and historical contamination, transferring all these responsibilities to the South African government through the state-owned CEF
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