Tagged With South Africa
9 August 2024
Upstream projects may not benefit from Russia’s involvement, but South Africa might be seeking to become an importer of Russian molecules
7 August 2024
Without a pipeline of developments in place, the country’s energy crisis is poised to worsen
26 June 2024
Exploration efforts are increasingly spreading into South African and even South American waters
7 September 2023
The floating power station specialist discusses its plans in South Africa and elsewhere
23 May 2023
The five economies are shaking up global markets, and they could be on the cusp of a major break from the existing order
18 May 2023
Domestic production and LNG imports are on the table as the country seeks to restore energy security
13 March 2023
The independent tells Petroleum Economist it sees further opportunities in Guyana, South Africa and Namibia
27 February 2023
Decarbonisation and the war in Ukraine are just two of the factors driving the massive investment in liquefaction and regasification around the world. The first part of this deep-dive analysis looks at developments in Africa
19 January 2023
The Orange basin’s promising upstream looks likely to gather momentum in 2023, once again led by the flagship Venus and Graff discoveries
30 June 2022
The African neighbours plan greater gas supply cooperation
22 June 2022
Independent able to progress South African plans in contrast to Shell’s legal setbacks last year
7 June 2022
Africa’s upstream is heavily populated by companies headquartered in London, where an increasingly positive environment for independents contrasts with the public pressure on the majors
10 May 2022
Large discoveries alone are not enough to guarantee Namibia makes a success of Africa’s most promising frontier
24 January 2022
The court’s decision on the major’s seismic survey could have wider implications for the country’s upstream
11 January 2022
The AIM-listed independent will take over six licences in the region with its acquisition of Azinam Group
2 November 2021
An international partnership will support the country’s decarbonisation plans, world leaders announced at the Cop26 conference on Tuesday
18 October 2021
State-owned South African utility Eskom is seeking financial backing for its decarbonisation efforts, including the construction of at least 4GW in gas-fired generation capacity
20 July 2021
While the focus is on domestic gas, the Qatari firm is hedging locally and internationally
14 July 2021
Most of the country’s ageing refinery capacity remains offline.
6 July 2021
The country’s various refining projects appear to have stalled, with the exception of one South African-backed scheme
30 June 2021
Different segments of the South African state are in dispute over plans to employ more gas-fired generation capacity, in the form of powerships
12 May 2021
Sizeable offshore potential and growing gas demand may not be enough to offset the difficulties
2 February 2021
Second major discovery improves prospects for bringing gas to market but is no panacea
17 November 2020
London-based Impact Oil & Gas bets deepwater exploration has been substantially derisked by nearby mega gas finds
13 August 2020
The expanding role of LNG and a new round of gas exploration appear set to alleviate the country’s energy supply problem
31 January 2020
The Ramaphosa government proposes new rules amid increasing global competition for IOC’s capital
16 January 2020
Africa’s richest nation will resort to allowing industry to generate its own power, to relieve pressure on beleaguered state utility Eskom amid load-shedding crisis
13 December 2019
The ambitious Integrated Resource Plan may struggle to convince investors and overcome vested interests. The reality could include a far greater dependence on gas than envisaged
14 November 2019
Energy minister Gwede Mantashe outlines the benefits expected from the country’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019 beyond energy security
4 November 2019
Targeted support from a multilateral institution can result in substantial commercial and developmental rewards, says Olivier Mussat of the World Bank Group’s IFC
23 May 2019
Total has made what could be a major discovery in South Africa, but there is a long way to go before the commercial prospects become clear
11 February 2019
Total plans drilling campaign to establish scale of reserves
18 October 2018
South Africa’s power sector plans envisage a big role for gas, but first the country needs to find the feedstock
4 October 2018
Drillers are starting to renew interest in African projects deemed too costly and risky
1 October 2018
Temporary restrictions on oil and gas licensing are causing confusion, but should help reform the licensing system in the long run
4 April 2018
The country's state-run firm ENH is optimistic about gas' future
6 December 2017
Eager to emulate its neighbours' success, the country is striving to reinvigorate interest in its deepwater potential
19 October 2017
President Jacob Zuma wants to kick-start the country's economy using Mozambique's offshore gas reserves. But do the numbers add up?
