Shutdown at South African refinery brought forward after worker's death

A planned shutdown at South Africa's largest refinery, the Sapref plant co-owned by Shell and BP, will be brought forward to this week after a worker died in hospital following a flash fire, a spokesperson said on Sunday. The worker, one of three hospitalised after a pipeline fire erupted at the 172 000-bl/d plant on Friday night, succumbed to his wounds on Sunday. Two others remain in a stable condition, spokesperson Cindy Govender said.