August 27
South Africa: Some Relief in Store for Consumers As Fuel Price Set to Drop
Koketso Mano, a senior economist at FNB, said softer oil prices alongside a stronger rand had contributed to the expected fuel price drop. Read more »
August 21
South Africa: Over 2,500 Police Trainees Evacuated After Tshwane Gas Pipeline Explosion
An explosion in a Sasol gas pipeline near the SAPS Training Academy in Tshwane led to the evacuation of more than 2,500 police trainees and officers. This article is free to… Read more »
August 05
South Africa: West Coast Oil Spill - Inside the Emergency Response Effort and Salvage Operation
'Welcome to the Cape of Storms,' says salvage master Rudolph Punt, a member of the team trying to prevent further oil spills from the shipwrecked MV Ultra Galaxy on the West Coast. Read more »
July 29
South Africa: Blow to Mantashe As Total Pulls Out of Brulpadda and Luiperd Gas Discoveries Off SA, Citing No Commercial Case
TotalEnergies says it is pulling the plug on its Brulpadda and Luiperd gas projects off South Africa's south coast on the grounds that they are not commercially viable. This… Read more »
South Africa: South African Maritime Authority Works to Avert Disaster After West Coast Oil Spill
A Panama-flagged cargo ship broke apart over the weekend on the West Coast. Severe weather has hindered a thorough assessment of the damage and extent of an oil spill from the… Read more »
June 03
South Africa: Shell's Wild Coast Exploration Appeal Dismissed, but Rights Renewal Still Feasible
Organisations opposing Shell's oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast were partly disappointed by a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on Monday. It upheld the urgent interdict… Read more »
May 29
South Africa: Thrice-Thwarted BHP Throws in the Towel On Anglo Bid, Capping a Month of High Drama
Thwarted thrice by Anglo American in what ended up as a $49bn all-share bid for the rival mining group, BHP said on Wednesday it would not make a revised firm offer after the… Read more »
March 20
Africa: Russian Gazprombank Africa Deal to Reboot Petrosa Mossel Bay Refinery Hits Key Deadline in April - Mantashe
A clearer picture of the Russian-linked Gazprombank Africa investment and funding for PetroSA's mothballed Mossel Bay refinery to ensure its self-sustainability would emerge in… Read more »
October 31, 2023
Mozambique: Oil and Gas Hunters Target the Last Refuge of Vanishing Dugongs
The global oil and gas survey company Searcher is gearing up to blast powerful sound waves into the Indian Ocean, directly adjacent to the last viable population of dugongs on… Read more »
October 19, 2023
East Africa: Standard Bank Ponders U.S.$120 Million Investment in East African Pipeline While Awaiting Clarifications
Standard Bank, one of Africa's biggest banks, has been under fire for its potential involvement in the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline project. The bank says the… Read more »
October 12, 2023
Africa: The Irony of Africa Energy Week's Capture By the Oil and Gas Industry
As Africans, we must ask ourselves one question: how can we transition to renewable energy when we keep allowing entities with a clear and conflicting agenda to dominate our table?… Read more »
October 03, 2023
South Africa: Does Standard Bank's Clean Energy Funding Outweigh Its Controversial Dirty Energy Deal Facilitation?
Lungisa Fuzile, Standard Bank South Africa's chief executive, maintains that the bank has a strong commitment to renewable energy, financing R5 in renewable energy for every R1… Read more »
October 02, 2023
South Africa: Environment Ministry Gives Oil Company Green Light for Western Cape Coast Offshore Drilling
French hydrocarbon company TotalEnergies can proceed with plans to drill for oil and gas off the Western Cape coast after Environment Minister Barbara Creecy rejected an appeal… Read more »
September 20, 2023
South Africa: Climate Activists, Journalist Ejected From Standard Bank HQ As Anti-Fossil Fuel Protest Turns Chaotic
A protest at Standard Bank's headquarters in Johannesburg on Tuesday descended into chaos when a group of human rights and climate activists, as well as a Daily Maverick… Read more »
September 05, 2023
South Africa: Rising Fuel Price Will Have Domino Effect On Cost of Living, Say Experts
The cost of food, clothing and electronic goods is expected to rise shortly in response to the steep increase in the price of petrol and diesel. Read more »
February 10, 2023
South Africa: Stop Them! Why I Am Occupying a Shell Oil Platform Overseas
Nonhle Mbuthuma is from Sigidi village on the Wild Coast. She is one of the Greenpeace International activists taking action against Shell as it heads for a major oil and gas field… Read more »
December 23, 2022
South Africa: Shell Determined to Pursue Seismic Exploration Ambitions Off South Africa's Wild Coast
Oil giant is appealing cancellation of permit to explore for oil in the ecologically rich waters. Read more »