Along with the rest of the economy, the petroleum industry has taken a serious knock from the Covid-19 crisis, but major fuel supplier, Astron Energy has still pumped well over R1m into coronavirus relief efforts in Gauteng alone. Astron Energy, hold the licence...

Progress update following the Refinery incident of 2 July: All seven injured in the incident are out of hospital and recuperating well, three of them already back at work. We continue to provide them with the necessary support. The investigation team continues to make...

Declared an essential service, South Africa’s petrol stations have kept supplying vital fuel throughout the Covid-19 lockdown while radically changing the way they do business.  “Re-building an airplane while still flying it is the best analogy” says Tebogo Mekoa,...

The Cape Town Science Centre (CTSC) has wasted no time while visits to the centre have been ‘paused’ and have launched a wide range of online offerings for learners across South Africa. The most recent and relevant at this time is the free Matric Masterclasses on...

Both employees who were hospitalised following the incident at the Astron Energy refinery in Milnerton on Thursday 2 July 2020 have been discharged and are recovering at home. The company continues to support the families of the two employees who tragically lost their...

A memorial service will take place at the Astron Energy Milnerton refinery this week for the two company employees who died in the tragic incident at the refinery on Thursday 2 July. The two Process Operators were 32-year-old Mpilo Sibiya and 27-year-old Likhona Vece....

It is with great sadness that Astron Energy can confirm that two Astron Energy employees died in an incident at the company’s Milnerton refinery this morning. Seven other individuals were injured, two of which remain in hospital where they are receiving treatment for...

Astron Energy South Africa can confirm that an incident occurred at its Milnerton Refinery at approximately 4.00am on 2 July 2020. Astron Energy immediately activated its emergency response procedures and notified the relevant authorities. The resultant fire has been...

For the fuel industry, the business challenges presented by the COVID-19 crisis have been immense. Even though petrol stations were deemed an essential service and have been operating throughout the lockdown, fuel demand plummeted after the Level 5 restrictions were...