South Africa
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November 21, 2025
South Africa is accelerating domestic gas development and LNG import capacity as declining supplies from Mozambique loom. Minister Gwede Mantashe outlined fast-track plans for the Matola and Richards Bay LNG projects and regulatory reforms to unlock offshore exploration.
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September 16, 2025
South Africa’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on Shell’s disputed offshore seismic survey, a decision that could shape the future of the nation’s oil and gas exploration. The case, driven by environmental activists, has stalled Shell’s Wild Coast program since 2021.
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August 14, 2025
A South African court has overturned a decision granting TotalEnergies environmental authorization for an oil exploration block offshore the country’s west coast, ruling that the environmental impact assessment for the block was “deeply flawed."
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August 12, 2025
TotalEnergies SE is planning a fresh drilling campaign offshore South Africa in a vast basin that includes major oil discoveries in neighboring Namibia.
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May 27, 2025
South Africa has officially established its new state-owned oil corporation—South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC). The launch—which follows the merger of PetroSA, iGas and the Strategic Fuel Fund—signals the rise of an integrated oil company in South Africa.
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May 22, 2025
TotalEnergies is preparing to begin offshore drilling in South Africa in 2026, pending final regulatory approvals, according to Mike Sangster, the company’s SVP for Africa Exploration & Production, who recently emphasized TotalEnergies' multi-energy strategy at the Invest in African Energy Forum in Paris.
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February 13, 2025
The upcoming launch of the South African National Petroleum Company reflects a broader trend across Africa, where nations are restructuring their state-owned energy enterprises to attract investment, improve efficiency and enhance energy security.
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January 13, 2025
Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. announced completion of its transaction with Africa Oil Corp. and Africa Oil SA Corp (AOSAC) for the sale of a 1% Participating Interest in Block 3B/4B, and replacement of a member of the board.
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November 29, 2024
South Africa is in talks to obtain liquefied natural gas from Qatar as the country faces a decline in supplies from neighboring Mozambique in the coming years.
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November 27, 2024
Reconnaissance Energy Africa Ltd. announces that it has reached total depth (TD) of 4,184 meters (13,727 feet) on the Naingopo exploration well on Petroleum Exploration License 073 (PEL 73), onshore Namibia.
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November 11, 2024
South Africa’s Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe on Thursday reiterated that the country was committed to developing its oil and gas sector, despite external pressures to transition to a greener economy.
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November 04, 2024
(Bloomberg) – Some oil explorers are “not satisfied” with South Africa’s industry rules that were signed into law last month, according to a lobby group. The Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Act includes regulations for the ownership and development of oil and gas blocks.
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October 29, 2024
(Bloomberg) — The National Petroleum Corp. of Namibia aims to triple its stake in future oil and gas projects to 30% as the southern African nation is set for a surge in activity following multiple offshore discoveries.
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October 23, 2024
(WO) — Namibia’s next wave of offshore oil drilling is set to begin with the arrival of a rig near an existing discovery made by Galp Energia SGPS S.A.
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October 11, 2024
Eni SpA has received significant interest for its next FLNG project in Mozambique, even as international lenders face growing pressure to reduce exposure to fossil fuels.
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July 29, 2024
TotalEnergies has announced its withdrawal from offshore Blocks 11B/12B and 5/6/7 off the southern coast of South Africa. This decision follows the exit of partner CNRI from Block 11B/12B, where TotalEnergies EP South Africa holds a 45% interest.
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July 26, 2024
TotalEnergies sold its stake in 18 Nigerian onshore oil licenses to Chappal Energies. This reflects a trend of junior explorers and African national oil companies acquiring onshore assets as global majors focus on offshore projects.
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March 06, 2024
Located within the prolific Orange basin, 200 km off the western coast of South Africa, Block 3B/4B covers an area of 17,581 km2. Block 3B/4B is adjacent to the DWOB license operated by TotalEnergies (50%) alongside QatarEnergy (30%) and Sezigyn (20%).
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December 15, 2023
Invictus Energy Ltd. has made a second gas discovery in the Mukuyu-2 well at its 80% owned Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe. The findings in both the Upper and Lower Angwa reservoirs substantially increase the resource potential in the Mukuyu gas field.
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August 11, 2023
"It is wrong for Western environmental lobbies to interfere with Africans’ chance to build a better future with their oil and gas resources — just as the environmentalists' home countries have," writes NJ Ayuk of the African Energy Chamber.
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March 30, 2023
South Africa has taken a proactive approach to developing its renewable energy sector and attracting investors.
