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Coal, Oil & Gas

NGO considers appealing Shell's oil project approval

16 Jul 2025

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 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

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 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

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

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

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

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

Katja Hamilton 28 Apr 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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Shipping

SAIMI awareness campaign to boost SA's maritime culture

19 Aug 2019

Energy

Great, South Africa found gas. Now what?

Zwelakhe Gila 19 Mar 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

Photo: Premium Times

Energy

Tanzania, Uganda sign gas pipeline deal

27 Aug 2018

Is East African agriculture at risk of playing second fiddle to oil wealth?

Agribusiness

Is East African agriculture at risk of playing second fiddle to oil wealth?

6 Aug 2018

Payatas dumpsite, Metro Manila, Philippines. Image by Kounos, CC BY-SA 3.0,

Environment & Natural Resources

Here are the top 10 battles for environmental justice from around the world

Julie Snorek 5 Jun 2018

FP amendments bring relief to some offshore oil & gas rights holders

Energy

FP amendments bring relief to some offshore oil & gas rights holders

25 Apr 2018

Environment & Natural Resources

Seychelles designates huge new marine reserve

23 Feb 2018

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Science & Engineering

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Justine Sweet 29 Jan 2018

Proposed mining financial provisioning regs will overhaul the NEMA

Energy & Mining

Proposed mining financial provisioning regs will overhaul the NEMA

Garyn Rapson and Kirsty Kilner 15 Nov 2017

Henri Konan Bédié bridge, Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Credit: ppp.gouv.ci.

Marketing

Partnerships at work in Africa

18 Sep 2017

$KZN farmers, landowners elated after another ruling against fracking$

Agriculture

KZN farmers, landowners elated after another ruling against fracking

25 May 2017

Agriculture

Ruling against fracking a victory for KZN farmers

5 May 2017

BCC to ensure health of Benguela Current ecosystem through sustainable management

Fishing

BCC to ensure health of Benguela Current ecosystem through sustainable management

24 Mar 2017

Slowly, very slowly the MPRDA takes a step forward

Energy & Mining

Slowly, very slowly the MPRDA takes a step forward

Craig Wilton and Megan Rodgers 11 Nov 2016

Environment & Natural Resources

Elephants in Tanzania reserve could be wiped out by 2022

2 Jun 2016

Coega critical to SA's gas localisation programme

Energy

Coega critical to SA's gas localisation programme

25 May 2016

South Africa's energy industry turns to gas

Energy

South Africa's energy industry turns to gas

4 Apr 2016

R7bn set aside for new port facilities

Construction & Engineering

R7bn set aside for new port facilities

9 Mar 2016

Shipping

Realising South Africa's seafarer supply potential

19 Jan 2016

Reviewing South Africa's blue economy

Environmental Law

Reviewing South Africa's blue economy

Trudie Nichols 10 Dec 2015

Shell gets nod to drill wells in SA's Orange basin

Energy

Shell gets nod to drill wells in SA's Orange basin

Siseko Njobeni 20 Oct 2015

Great potential in SA, China relations

Distribution

Great potential in SA, China relations

30 Sep 2015