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Coal, Oil & Gas

NGO considers appealing Shell's oil project approval

16 Jul 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Angola discovers offshore gas in first gas-specific exploration well

14 Jul 2025

Fishers in Port Nolloth are opposing TotalEnergies’ bid to explore for gas and oil off the West Coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

7 Nov 2024

Fiyinfolu Okedare is director at Forvis Mazars in Nigeria

Coal, Oil & Gas

Big benefits of investing in Africa's upstream sector

Fiyinfolu Okedare 6 Nov 2024

The new Act could see a proliferation of oil rigs along South African shores.

Coal, Oil & Gas

New Act swings energy balance in favour of Mantashe policy

Lindsey Schutters 1 Nov 2024

The minister and deputy minister of minerals and petroleum resources addressed the media at Africa Oil Week 2024.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mantashe publishes Petroleum Products Bill for public comment

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

#AOW2024: Mantashe shifts focus to Black participation in gas sector

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AOW2024: Mantashe shifts focus to Black participation in gas sector

Lindsey Schutters 8 Oct 2024

The Karoo Basin has been a battleground between the DMRE and environmentalists

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mantashe keeps Karoo Basin gas hopes alive

Lindsey Schutters 2 Sep 2024

Fracking could be back on the cards to claw back lost energy opportunity.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Exploring the Karoo gas means balancing environmental and energy security

21 Aug 2024

Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links hosted the Fisher People Tribunal from 12 to 14 August. Small-scale fishers from across the country gathered in Kalk Bay to share testimonies. GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers

Liezl Human 16 Aug 2024

The Continental Energy Investment Forum 2024 brought together the Africa Energy Colloquium.

Energy

African energy ministers call for more collaboration

Lindsey Schutters 19 Jul 2024

TotalEnergies injected some positivity in its share price when news broke of its intention to exit the offshore gas project in South Africa.

Energy

Despite SA plans, TotalEnergies still plays key role in Africa

4 Jul 2024

Energy

TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy explore South African Orange Basin

America Hernandez and Ron Bousso 6 Mar 2024

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

Environment & Natural Resources

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

Gwede Mantashe speaks at Africa Energy Week. Source: Lindsey Schutters

Energy & Mining

South Africa's fight against energy poverty is getting dirty

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

#AOW: Gas deals and decarbonisation dominate continent energy conversation

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AOW: Gas deals and decarbonisation dominate continent energy conversation

Lindsey Schutters 13 Oct 2023

Mpumalanga gas agreement shows potential of LNG economy in Africa

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mpumalanga gas agreement shows potential of LNG economy in Africa

21 Sep 2023

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 - so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

Fuel & Energy

EV sales growth points to oil demand peaking by 2030 - so why is the oil industry doubling down on production?

Robert Brecha 20 Sep 2023

Africa is still a top destination for oil and gas exploration. Source: Supplied

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil and gas is still big business in Africa

NJ Ayuk 4 Sep 2023

Egypt's natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

Energy

Egypt's natural gas production declines and power cuts bite

Sarah El Safty 8 Aug 2023

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Energy

SA circles back to shale gas as power crisis drags

Wendell Roelf 19 May 2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

Battle over plan for offshore drilling between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas rages on

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Coal, Oil & Gas

Israel's NewMed signs Morocco gas exploration deal

Ari Rabinovitch 7 Dec 2022

TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast

Liezl Human 25 Nov 2022

South Africa's approach to energy transition could be a lesson for Africa

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa's approach to energy transition could be a lesson for Africa

Mntu Nduvane 24 Mar 2022

Branding

Over 400 companies have withdrawn from Russia - but some remain

23 Mar 2022

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Environment & Natural Resources

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Tania Broughton 7 Dec 2021

Ending gas financing for Africa will be a fatal blow, says Senegal

Coal, Oil & Gas

Ending gas financing for Africa will be a fatal blow, says Senegal

Bate Felix and Edward McAllister 30 Nov 2021

Energy & Mining

Replacement NEMA open for comment

Garyn Rapson and Paula-Ann Novotny 2 Sep 2021

Deepsea Stavanger

Coal, Oil & Gas

Total ditches offshore exploration in SA

15 Apr 2021

Operation Phakisa - accelerating the implementation of solutions critical to development

Environment & Natural Resources

Operation Phakisa - accelerating the implementation of solutions critical to development

Jessie Taylor, Issued by Topco Media 12 Apr 2021

Maersk Voyager, deepwater drip ship. Photo supplied

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil & gas activities trigger big investments in Namibia, Angola and South Africa

NJ Ayuk 24 Nov 2020

$How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa$

Environment & Natural Resources

How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa

Surina Esterhuyse 19 Oct 2020

Deepsea Stavanger. Source: Vesseltracker

Coal, Oil & Gas

Deep sea oil & gas rig arrives in South Africa

13 Aug 2020

NJ Ayuk, executive chairman of the African Oil Council

Coal, Oil & Gas

When a virus and an oil price war collide

27 Mar 2020

Mozambique's gas promise

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mozambique's gas promise

NJ Ayuk 3 Mar 2020

Lizel Oberholzer, energy head, Norton Rose Fulbright

Coal, Oil & Gas

Impact of new law on SA's oil and gas industry

Lizel Oberholzer 17 Jan 2020

President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of Somalia (left) and Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.Their countries are in a row over territory. Daniel Irungu/EPA

Coal, Oil & Gas

Western countries take sides in Kenya's maritime row with Somalia

Patrick Muthengi Maluki 5 Nov 2019

Africa's oil & gas industry poised for further growth

Coal, Oil & Gas

Africa's oil & gas industry poised for further growth

4 Nov 2019

Study reveals maritime economy's potential to boost SA's economy, job market

Shipping

Study reveals maritime economy's potential to boost SA's economy, job market

21 Oct 2019

Guillaume Doane, CEO of Africa Oil & Power

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AOP2019: Exploration is critical for investment

Nicci Botha 10 Oct 2019

African LNG market to attract $103bn in 2019

Coal, Oil & Gas

African LNG market to attract $103bn in 2019

26 Aug 2019

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Shipping

SAIMI awareness campaign to boost SA's maritime culture

19 Aug 2019

Clever ways to finance exploration

Coal, Oil & Gas

Clever ways to finance exploration

12 Aug 2019

Energy

Great, South Africa found gas. Now what?

Zwelakhe Gila 19 Mar 2019

Sherif Andrawes

Mining

Africa still attractive to Australian junior explorers

Sherif Andrawes 17 Jan 2019

Equatorial Guinea's oil & gas sector primed for growth

Energy

Equatorial Guinea's oil & gas sector primed for growth

2 Jan 2019

Photo: Mozambique Mining Journal

Energy

SA urged to invest in Mozambican gas sector

28 Nov 2018