PetroSA warns on gas supplies

Johannesburg - South Africa's national oil company PetroSA said on Monday it would be unable to produce some gas products up to November 14 due to planned maintenance at its gas-to-liquids refinery and offshore platform operations.

PetroSA said the three yearly maintenance shutdown at the Mossel Bay GTL refinery and the offshore FA Platform, expected to cost R495m, would affect the supply of liquefied petroleum gas, propane, carbon dioxide, liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen.

"We would therefore appreciate if our customers could make alternative arrangements to meet their requirements during this period and make contingency plans should the maintenance plan be extended," Nompumelelo Siswana, PetroSA's vice-president for trading, supply and logistics said in a statement.

- Reuters