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An image of a man fixing a boiler
Ways to overcome challenges when your boiler fails
10th June 2022

Over the past 24 months, companies requiring emergency boiler systems have succumbed to price increases to keep their steam operations functioning. 


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Renergen says gas project can catalyse Free State manufacturing revival
3rd June 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Emerging integrated energy producer Renergen is confident that its Virginia gas project, in the Free State, will become a catalyst for “more than just gas” in South Africa, with CEO Stefano Marani... 


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CDC, Orion Engineered Carbons celebrate sod turning festival at Coega SEZ
30th May 2022 By: Darren Parker

The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) has jointly hosted a sod-turning ceremony with new global investor Orion Engineered Carbons (OEC) to demonstrate the success of the CDC’s 9 003 ha Coega... 


Kibo to co-develop long-duration energy storage projects in South Africa
30th May 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim- and AltX-listed Kibo Energy has entered into an exclusive agreement with Hasta Trust to jointly assess and develop a portfolio of long-duration energy storage projects held exclusively by... 


Transnet welcomes sentence for diesel theft, tampering with essential infrastructure
27th May 2022 By: Schalk Burger

State-owned logistics and freight agency Transnet has welcomed the 20-year sentence handed down by the Harrismith Regional Court for a 42-year-old man found guilty of tampering with essential... 


Wasaa to upgrade newly acquired East London Terminal capacity
26th May 2022 By: Schalk Burger

Local black women-owned and managed petrochemicals company Wasaa has completed the acquisition and handover of the East London liquid fuel import terminal from energy multinational BP Southern... 


A photo of Lee-Hendor Ruiters speaking at teh launch of the The South African Industry Adaption (SAIA) project which was launched last month to accelerate South African industry’s energy and water transition a collaboration between the governments of South Africa and Flanders, in Belgium, and the United Nations Industrial Development Corporation
Project launched to fast-track energy, water transition
13th May 2022 By: Halima Frost

The South African Industry Adaption (SAIA) project was launched last month to accelerate South African industry’s energy and water transition to a decarbonised, green and inclusive economy, as well... 


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As drone deployment continues to expand, miners unearth whole-of-mine uses
6th May 2022 By: Donna Slater

The use of drones and ground-based robotics is evolving to such an extent locally that various companies are using them in all aspects of their operations, which is resulting in “bun fights” about... 


Cold boxes being precooled in preparation for gas
3rd May 2022 By: Darren Parker

JSE-listed Renergen reported on May 3 that it was making “strong” progress in terms of the commissioning of Phase 1 of the Virginia gas project, which comprises exploration and production rights of... 


Mozambique $8bn gas pipeline’s board unfazed by Sasol exit
14th April 2022 By: Bloomberg

Sasol's decision to reverse plans to use a proposed pipeline that would stretch from fields in northern Mozambique to its South African operations isn’t seen impacting the project’s prospects. The... 


Sasol drops plan to invest in pipeline in favour of LNG imports
13th April 2022 By: Bloomberg

Sasol will no longer consider gas supply from a planned pipeline stretching from fields in northern Mozambique to its South African operations because it doesn’t want to get stuck with the... 


Transnet CEO Portia Derby
Transnet prepares to resume locomotive procurement to close gap left by halted 10-64 programme
11th April 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet CEO Portia Derby has confirmed that the State freight logistics group is preparing to procure a significant number of locomotives again, after having halted purchases under the “irregular... 


Unidentified person dies following attempted fuel theft
6th April 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Transnet Pipelines has reported an attempted fuel theft incident, which has resulted in the death of one person. The State-owned entity reports that it activated its emergency response plan in the... 


ST Energies invests in Matola supply chain to ease energy constraints in South Africa
1st April 2022 By: Donna Slater

Energy firm ST Energies has invested into a supply and storage contract with the Matola region, in Mozambique, to embed diverse energy supply chains in South Africa, supporting existing regional... 


Containment efforts under way after diesel flowed into the Meul river
Transnet Pipelines says Verkykerskop spill site contained, pledges rehab progress across 151 sites
31st March 2022 By: Terence Creamer

Transnet Pipelines says the containment processes at Verkykerskop, where there was a major theft-related diesel spill on the multiproduct pipeline in early March, are nearing completion and that... 


The Transnet Multiproduct Pipeline runs from Durban to Heidelberg
Nersa and DFFE insist Transnet remains compliant after serious theft-induced fuel spills
15th March 2022 By: Terence Creamer

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and the Environment (DFFE) both insist that Transnet Pipelines remains compliant with its licence... 


Various industries would be affected by gas price spike including glass manufacturers
Large gas consumers cautious as Nersa seeks interim solution to avoid price shock
14th March 2022 By: Terence Creamer

The Industrial Gas Users Association of Southern Africa (IGUA-SA) has cautiously welcomed moves by the energy regulator to introduce an interim pricing methodology for piped gas in light of the... 


Transnet's multiproduct pipeline
Fuel theft on Transnet pipeline causes ‘massive’ diesel spill
9th March 2022 By: Darren Parker

State-owned Transnet Pipelines has reported a “massive” diesel spillage caused by fuel thieves tampering with the network. In the early hours of March 9, a pressure drop on the multiproduct... 


An image of Bushveld Minerals’ Vametco vanadium plant
Bushveld Energy pushing for localisation of VRFB technology
25th February 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

South Africa needs to industrialise further and create more jobs and vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) manufacturing presents an ideal technology for full localisation. Energy storage solutions... 


A large boiler with a circuit board attached with Energy Partners logo on, cables and pipes leading to and from the boiler at a chicken processing plant
Uptick after project completion expected
4th February 2022 By: Halima Frost

Energy solutions provider Energy Partners anticipates an increase in interest in its offerings in the Eastern Cape, subsequent to the development and commissioning of a boiler house at a chicken... 


A high top 6 meter container with a boiler inside supplied with all ancillaries rented out by Combustion Technology
Company adds more mobile boilers to portfolio
4th February 2022 By: Halima Frost

Local boiler and burner supplier Combustion Technology is adding two new boiler rental units to its rental offering, bringing its total available capacity to five mobile containerised boiler units.... 


Renergen inks LNG supply deal with Italtile subsidiary
3rd February 2022 By: Simone Liedtke

Natural gas and helium producer Renergen has concluded a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with Italtile subsidiary Ceramic Industries. Supply will start in the first quarter of this... 


Mantashe to engage traditional leaders on upstream petroleum industry developments
1st February 2022 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe will hold a series of engagements with traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape province during February and March to discuss the latest... 


IGUA-SA executive officer Jaco Human
Industrial gas consumers ‘staring down barrel of gun’ as big July hike looms
17th January 2022 By: Terence Creamer

A court application to have the energy regulator’s 2021 approval of Sasol Gas’s maximum gas prices set aside as irrational is but the latest clash in what has been a long-running saga over the way... 


Nersa concerned about, calls for efforts to prevent pipeline tampering
5th November 2021 By: Schalk Burger

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) on November 5 said it was concerned about the persistent tampering with State-owned Transnet's pipelines to steal fuel. It has also called on... 


RFI envisages an FSRU, similar to the one pictured, for the Port of Ngqura, in the Eastern Cape
South Africa tests market appetite for creation of gas import hub at Coega
5th November 2021 By: Terence Creamer

A request for information (RFI) has been issued to assess the implementation options and market appetite for the creation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import hub at the Port of Ngqura, in the... 


Transnet shuts down fuel pipeline after fire, three dead
31st October 2021 By: Reuters

South Africa's State-owned logistics firm Transnet said on Sunday its petroleum pipeline in Durban has been shut down after a fire that broke out nearby in a botched fuel theft attempt in which... 


a home installation of REVOV batteries
Energy storage key to embedded electricity solutions
22nd October 2021 By: Theresa Bhowan-Rajah

Amid the discussions around embedded electricity solutions, battery equipment supplier REVOV states that it is important to include energy storage and its solutions in these discussions. Energy... 


Two large tanks for the capture or ethanol from an anaerobic digestion plant in Malawi
Biogas engines supplied to ethanol producer
15th October 2021

Multinational gas and diesel power plant specialist Clarke Energy has secured the sale of two of gas engine manufacturer Innio Jenbacher’s biogas engines to ethanol distiller PressCane Limited,... 


A photo of seven air separation units and a pylon in the background
Production site acquisition finalised
1st October 2021

Multinational industrial gas company Air Liquide’s acquisition of integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol’s 16 Air Separation Units (ASUs) in Secunda, Mpumalanga has now been finalised. The... 


A photo of the fully assembled Zenith robotic inspection device including camera, controller and tripod
New drone tech improves inspection capabilities
1st October 2021 By: Darren Parker

Work-at-height company Skyriders has added the Zenith robotic inspection device –a new vertical inspection technology – to its portfolio of services. The winch-operated pan-tilt-zoom camera drone... 


A photo of a Sasol plant emitting pollution into the air while crops and flowers grow in the foreground
Carbon tax ineffective against major emitters
1st October 2021 By: Darren Parker

South Africa’s “laughably weak and ineffective” carbon tax regime is no disincentive to carbon-intensive businesses, such as integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol, environmental activist... 


A photo of a healthworker’s hands filling out a form at a table with Covid-19 vaccinations lined up in the foreground
More equipment donated in the fight against Covid-19
1st October 2021

Integrated chemicals and energy company Sasol has donated mobile clinics, vaccine carriers, laptops, specialised World Health Organisation-approved medical refrigerators and freezers, as well as... 


Security forces prevent fuel theft, says Transnet
15th September 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

 A suspicious built structure, a tunnel and equipment erected with the intent to siphon petroleum products from a Transnet pipeline were demolished on September 14 after a joint security operation... 


An image of gas extraction at Renergen's Virginia Gas project
Fully developed legislation needed
27th August 2021 By: Nadine Ramdass

The legislation has not caught up with where the gas industry needs it to be, says gas producer Renergen CEO and MD Stefano Marani. Technical aspects that are critical to companies’ decision-making... 


An image of a LanzaTech installation capturing off gasses
Partnership notes first new chemicals success
6th August 2021

The partnership between carbon recycling technology company LanzaTech and multinational chemicals company BASF, who together aim to transform the carbon contained in industrial off-gases into... 


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