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A general view of part of the South African Petroleum Refinery (SAPREF) is seen in Durban November 29, 2011. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (Reuters)

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's largest oil refinery, a joint venture between Shell and BP (SAPREF), stopped operations on Thursday due to a strike over wages, a trade union official said. SAPREF, situated in the east coast Durban port, refines 190,000 barrels per day of crude oil. "The refinery is at a standstill. There is no production from today," Musa Bhengu, KwaZulu-Natal regional secretary for the CEPPWAWU energy union, said. A spokeswoman for SAPREF did not answer calls for comment. (Reporting by Wendell Roelf; Writing by Joe Brock; Editing by Ed Cropley)