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Firm concerned about Petroleum Resources Bill
18th October 2024 By: Lynne Davies

As the global upstream sector continues to grow, law firm Webber Wentzel says there has been “negative sentiment” about the recently approved Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill (UPRDB).... 


Mmete Fusi appointed acting group CEO of PetroSA
17th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA) has appointed Mmete Fusi as acting group CEO, effective immediately. The entity highlights that Fusi has vast leadership experience... 


Total set to back Mozambique LNG terminal to boost gas imports
16th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

TotalEnergies aims to next year approve an import terminal for liquefied natural gas in Mozambique that may help users in neighboring South Africa avoid a potential supply crisis. Gas shipments may... 


Green Connection welcomes Karpowership deal ending, calls for further details
15th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Nonprofit organisation The Green Connection has welcomed Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa’s announcement this week that the Karpowership deal is officially “dead in the water”.... 


South Africa’s rising fuel imports cause supply shortage risk
14th October 2024 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s rapid switch to become a net importer of fuel creates supply risks requiring infrastructure to store and transport the fuel, according to State-owned logistics firm Transnet.... 


Wits Business School announces pioneer South Africa-India Energy Conference
11th October 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Wits Business School will be hosting an energy conference in partnership with the Consulate General of India, to be held at the business school’s campus at the University of the Witwatersrand... 


Transnet companies announce LNG-related projects at Africa Oil Week
11th October 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

South African State-owned harbours company, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), announced, at Africa Oil Week (AOW) 2024, that it was planning to develop and operate a liquefied natural gas... 


LPG rail line construction on track
11th October 2024

Global liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) value chain company Petredec and South Africa’s State-owned logistics company Transnet announced a ground-breaking rail freight solution last month, that is set... 


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Biofuels

Sapia changes name to Fiasa to reflect fuels industry changes
10th July 2024

Industry organisation the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) has changed its name to the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa (Fiasa) to reflect its commitment to a... 


Separation of energy portfolio welcomed
5th July 2024

Engineering News editor Terence Creamer discusses President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to separate the energy portfolio from that of mineral and petroleum resources; what the priorities are for the... 


Event to highlight key African projects
28th June 2024

The upcoming African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy 2024 conference will focus on critical industry issues and investment opportunities in Africa's energy sector, including discussion... 


Boiler rebuild to be delivered to biomass power station
17th May 2024

Flow control solutions developer Valmet announced in April that it would deliver a major boiler rebuild to the Steven’s Croft biomass power station in Lockerbie, Scotland in the UK, which is... 


Big guns will speak at Enlit
10th May 2024

Advisory and analytics firm Frost & Sullivan, a global strategy consulting and market intelligence firm with a long-standing presence in Africa will again be represented by its partner and Africa... 


Hydrogen

Low-emission hydrogen project approvals double, but demand and cost uncertainties weigh
2nd October 2024

A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report shows that the number of low-emission hydrogen projects to have advanced to a final investment decision (FID) stage doubled over the last 12 months,... 


Setas soft launch pioneer Green Hydrogen Centre of Specialisation
1st October 2024

Three sector education and training authority (Seta) organisations – the Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA), the Mining Qualifications Authority (MQA) and the Transport... 


CHIETA has signed its first ever international agreement, regarding green hydrogen
13th September 2024

South Africa’s Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) and New Zealand’s University of Canterbury have signed an agreement to collaborate in the sphere of green hydrogen... 


Green hydrogen potential hinges on collaboration, more standards – SANEDI
13th September 2024

South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) renewable energy project manager Dr Karen Surridge says South Africa has a unique opportunity to participate in the global shift towards... 


R628m in EU grants to support South Africa’s goal of building green-hydrogen ecosystem
9th September 2024

The EU has announced R628-million (€32-million) in grant funding to support the development of South Africa’s nascent green-hydrogen industry, as well as to facilitate net-zero-related investments... 


Liquefied Natural Gas

Transnet companies announce LNG-related projects at Africa Oil Week
11th October 2024

South African State-owned harbours company, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), announced, at Africa Oil Week (AOW) 2024, that it was planning to develop and operate a liquefied natural gas... 


LPG rail line construction on track
11th October 2024

Global liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) value chain company Petredec and South Africa’s State-owned logistics company Transnet announced a ground-breaking rail freight solution last month, that is set... 


Opinion: Non-profit gas aggregation imperative for South Africa
8th October 2024

In this opinion article, Industrial Gas Users’ Association of Southern Africa CEO Jaco Human makes the case for pursuing gas aggregation on a non-profit basis, while also urging Eskom and Sasol to... 


South African electricity sector’s migration to multimarket structure under way
4th October 2024

South Africa's energy market was liberalising and evolving, with State efforts to establish a stable and effective framework and moving at pace on energy transition matters, along with... 


TotalEnergies CEO to meet Mozambique president to move forward with project in country
3rd October 2024

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said he planned to go to Mozambique later this month to meet the country's new president about the company's planned Mozambique LNG project. "The project remains... 


Oil & Gas

Bill aims to bolster SA oil, gas investment
18th October 2024

With investor confidence in the upstream oil and gas sector currently being low, pan-African law firm Bowmans states that there is a need for the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill... 


Firm concerned about Petroleum Resources Bill
18th October 2024

As the global upstream sector continues to grow, law firm Webber Wentzel says there has been “negative sentiment” about the recently approved Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill (UPRDB).... 


Mmete Fusi appointed acting group CEO of PetroSA
17th October 2024

The Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA) has appointed Mmete Fusi as acting group CEO, effective immediately. The entity highlights that Fusi has vast leadership experience... 


Africa Oil Week 2025 to be held in Ghana
9th October 2024

Africa Oil Week (AOW), which is currently marking its thirtieth anniversary at AOW 2024, which is in progress at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, has confirmed that AOW 2025 will be... 


African petroleum body head reaffirms importance of the sector to African development
8th October 2024

Africa cannot develop without oil and gas. So African Petroleum Producers Organisation (APPO) secretary-general Dr Omar Farouk Ibrahim unequivocally proclaimed on Tuesday, in his address at the... 


Pipelines & Storage

Depleting gas reserves threaten future gas security
4th October 2024

Future security of supply is of major concern to pipeline operator Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company’s (Rompco’s) as gas supply from the Pande and Temane gasfields, operated by... 


R273m govt-funded Orion tank farm in Gqeberha unveiled
3rd October 2024

The Orion Engineered Carbons (OEC) tank farm project, in Zone 7 of the Coega Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape, has officially been unveiled. Trade, Industry and... 


Sasol and Eskom to explore demand anchors for LNG as part of effort to avert ‘gas cliff’
20th September 2024

Eskom and Sasol have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly explore the potential to introduce liquified natural gas (LNG) to replace natural gas imports from southern Mozambique,... 


New report underlines importance of improving grid infrastructure for renewables rollout
17th September 2024

Renewable energy has the potential to provide much of the world’s energy demand, but this can only be achieved through urgent improvements in grid infrastructure and integrated planning,... 


Transnet, SAPS sign MoU to combat logistics network theft and vandalism
16th September 2024

State-owned Transnet and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaborative efforts between them in the fight against theft and... 


Refineries & Retail

Petrol, diesel prices to decrease by more than R1 a litre
30th September 2024

Fuel prices are set to decrease on October 2, with the 93 octane petrol price to decrease by R1.06/ℓ and 95 octane petrol by R1.14/ℓ. Diesel with a sulphur content of 0.05% will decrease by R1.14/ℓ... 


Mantashe hails competition approval of CEF’s Sapref acquisition
20th September 2024

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has welcomed the Competition Commission’s approval of the Central Energy Fund’s (CEF's) application to acquire the South African Petroleum... 


New State-owned petroleum company granted permission to begin operating
18th September 2024

A new State-owned enterprise arising from a merger of three Central Energy Fund (CEF) subsidiaries – iGas, the Strategic Fuel Fund (SFF) and those divisions of PetroSA currently considered... 


Sasol appoints Dube as new chair as sustainability pressures rise
16th September 2024

JSE-listed chemicals and energy group Sasol has appointed Muriel Dube, a former government climate negotiator, as its new chairperson following the resignation of Sipho Nkosi from the position in... 


Aramco, Trafigura said to compete for Shell South Africa assets
6th September 2024

Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co and commodities trader Trafigura are among suitors competing to buy Shell’s service stations in South Africa, according to people familiar with the matter.... 


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