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Economic regulation

The liquid fuels industry in South Africa is highly regulated. Currently there are licensing requirements and regulations pertaining to, among other things:

Importation and exportation of crude oil
Importation and exportation of petroleum products
Importation and exportation of blending components
Operation of petroleum pipelines, including setting of tariff structures
Operation of storage facilities and loading facilities, including approval of tariff structures
Manufacturing of petroleum products
Wholesale of fuels
Retailing of fuels, including the pump price of petrol by grade and location
Recovery of transport costs
Liquefied petroleum gas refinery gate price
Retail price for illuminating paraffin
Retail and wholesale margins
Petroleum products specifications and standards