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Nersa confirms fuel price hikes arising from pipelines tariff ruling
15th April 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has confirmed a 5.23c/l rise in the fuel price following its decision to grant Transnet a petroleum pipelines tariff increase for 2025/26,... 


Opec cuts global oil demand growth forecasts, citing US tariffs
14th April 2025 By: Reuters

Opec cut its 2025 global oil demand growth forecast on Monday for the first time since December, citing the impact of data received for the first quarter and trade tariffs announced by the United... 


Clean technology fund secures initial R2.4bn
11th April 2025 By: Darren Parker

Investment firm New GX Capital has announced the first close of Airnergize Capital, which aims to R4-billion by final close to accelerate clean technology solutions in renewable energy, gas and... 


AI set to drive future electricity demand – IEA
10th April 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

AI has the potential to considerably impact the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from data centres around the world, the International Energy Agency’s... 


South Africa urged to define the role of gas in its economy, future energy mix
10th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

South Africa should focus its efforts on defining the role of gas in its economy over the next ten years and then implement projects on that basis as a stepping stone that will provide greater... 


Mozambique backs Eni’s $7.2bn floating LNG project
9th April 2025 By: Reuters

Mozambique approved Eni’s $7.2-billion floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, the nation’s second led by the Italian major to export the fuel. The Coral Norte LNG vessel will have an annual... 


Angola's Sonangol seeks $4.8bn to bridge Lobito refinery funding gap
9th April 2025 By: Reuters

Angola's Sonangol is in talks with Chinese and European banks to overcome a $4.8-billion funding shortfall for its planned 200,000 barrel per day Lobito refinery, an executive with the State-owned... 


New National Petroleum Company starts operating one week later than planned
9th April 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The newly formed State-owned South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) and its holding company the Central Energy Fund (CEF) have reached an agreement with organised labour and non-unionised... 


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Biofuels

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... 


Company prioritises local sustainability pillars
6th September 2024

As testament to its renewed commitment to sustainability and generating shared value for customers, global waste and wastewater management company EnviroServ has earmarked three key pillars to... 


President transfers legislation as part of steps to split mineral resources, energy portfolios
28th August 2024

President Cyril Ramaphosa has transferred legislation previously administered by the Mineral Resources and Energy Minister to Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe and Electricity... 


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... 


Hydrogen

Pumps manufacturer targets hydrogen projects
21st March 2025

As an increasing number of hydrogen projects are implemented globally, particularly in Namibia, South African pumps manufacturer KSB Pumps and Valves has developed some of its pumps to cater to the... 


Projects improve hydrogen production, carbon reduction
14th March 2025

In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonise the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands, for the... 


Morocco approves green hydrogen projects worth $32.5bn
7th March 2025

A Moroccan government committee on Thursday approved green hydrogen projects aiming to produce ammonia, steel and industrial fuel worth a total of 319-billion dirhams ($32.5-billion). The Moroccan... 


CHIETA to submit three new green hydrogen career roles to QCTO for approval
6th March 2025

The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) has developed and verified three new green hydrogen practitioner roles, and the proposals are being prepared for submission to... 


Anglo American Platinum providing further backing for green hydrogen’s global advance
25th February 2025

JSE-listed Anglo American Platinum and South Africa-linked AP Ventures are supporting the next vital steps towards the realisation of industrial-scale green hydrogen value chains. Both companies... 


Liquefied Natural Gas

Echoing Trump, APPO says Africa has vast gas, oil reserves and must exploit them for ‘Africa first’
7th April 2025

The current estimates of Africa’s oil and gas reserves at 120-million barrels of crude oil and 632-trillion cubic feet of natural gas are considered “grossly conservative”, says African Petroleum... 


TotalEnergies faces French manslaughter probe over Mozambique attack
17th March 2025

French prosecutors have opened an investigation into TotalEnergies over potential manslaughter and a failure to assist people in danger during a jihadist attack in Mozambique, the energy firm said,... 


US approves $5bn loan to TotalEnergies for Mozambique gas project
14th March 2025

The board of the US Export-Import Bank approved a nearly $5-billion loan for a long-delayed LNG project in Mozambique, clearing a key hurdle to restarting the project under development by French... 


Tharisa invests £1.5m in JV to develop low-emission natural gas catalysers for shipping industry
27th February 2025

Newly formed joint venture (JV) Methanox has secured a £1.5-million investment from platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome concentrates producer Tharisa towards accelerating methane emissions... 


Sasol cuts emissions-reduction capex as it confirms rejigged plan
24th February 2025

JSE-listed Sasol has confirmed significant changes to its emission reduction roadmap (ERR), while also announcing material reductions to its capital expenditure requirements for implementing the... 


Oil & Gas

South Africa urged to define the role of gas in its economy, future energy mix
10th April 2025

South Africa should focus its efforts on defining the role of gas in its economy over the next ten years and then implement projects on that basis as a stepping stone that will provide greater... 


New National Petroleum Company starts operating one week later than planned
9th April 2025

The newly formed State-owned South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) and its holding company the Central Energy Fund (CEF) have reached an agreement with organised labour and non-unionised... 


Oil suffers biggest 5-day drop since 2022, metals plunge as trade war escalates
9th April 2025

il prices fell to a four-year low on Wednesday in its worst five-day losing streak in three years, while several commodities, including base metals, tumbled as the trade war between China and the... 


Echoing Trump, APPO says Africa has vast gas, oil reserves and must exploit them for ‘Africa first’
7th April 2025

The current estimates of Africa’s oil and gas reserves at 120-million barrels of crude oil and 632-trillion cubic feet of natural gas are considered “grossly conservative”, says African Petroleum... 


Oil tumbles further as US-China trade conflict fuels recession fears
7th April 2025

Oil prices extended losses on Monday, falling 3% as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China stoked fears of a recession that would reduce demand for crude while OPEC+ readies... 


Pipelines & Storage

Fuel prices could increase on the back of Transnet tariffs
6th March 2025

If the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources decides to use the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa’s) Petroleum Pipelines System tariffs as proxy for the cost of transporting... 


Renergen overcomes challenges, focuses on growth and the energy transition
24th January 2025

While South African natural gas and helium producer Renergen has faced a series of challenges that have impacted on its operations and financial standing in recent months, CEO Stefano Marani and... 


South Africa seeks asset-control rejig at top fuel-import hub
14th January 2025

The State-owned Central Energy Fund (CEF) wants to manage petrochemical assets at the nation’s biggest fuel-storage hub after it bought the country’s largest fuel refinery that’s adjacent to the... 


Sasol not in ‘sunset’ phase but transition plans cannot outpace market demand – Baloyi
5th November 2024

Sasol CEO Simon Baloyi has acknowledged that the group stands at the “threshold” of a potentially difficult energy transition but he has also disputed assertions that the carbon-heavy chemicals and... 


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... 


Refineries & Retail

Glencore's South African refinery to invest up to R6bn to produce cleaner fuels
26th March 2025

Astron Energy, a unit of global commodity trader Glencore, will invest up to R6-billion to install new equipment and become compliant with South Africa's cleaner fuel specifications ahead of a 2027... 


US jet fuel imports surge as Nigeria's Dangote refinery pushes barrels west
25th March 2025

US jet fuel imports are set to hit a two-year high in March after Nigeria's Dangote refinery pushed barrels to North America, which should lower prices of the aviation fuel in the peak summer... 


Innovative fuel alternatives benefit multiple industries
14th March 2025

As part of its long-term “Shape Tomorrow” strategy, petroleum company MOL Group has successfully produced and tested a diesel fuel containing hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and a sustainable... 


Projects improve hydrogen production, carbon reduction
14th March 2025

In line with its 2030 ambition to decarbonise the hydrogen used in its European refineries, TotalEnergies has signed agreements with Air Liquide to develop two projects in the Netherlands, for the... 


Lubrication firm launches sustainable oil buy-back initiative
14th March 2025

Leader in lubrication solutions Atlas Oil in February announced the launch of its Sustainable Oil Buy-Back Program, in partnership with the nonprofit organisation Rose Foundation. This initiative... 


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