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Bonga North deep-water project, Nigeria – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited has completed a previously announced agreement through which it has increased its stake in the OML 118 Production Sharing Contract. 


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Donlin Gold project, US – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Novagold Resources has reported further high-grade drilling results and secured a favourable ruling from the Alaska Supreme Court. 


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Golden Pass export terminal project, US – update
28th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

Chiyoda International Corporation and McDermott have reached an agreement with Golden Pass LNG Terminal pertaining to an amendment to the engineering, procurement and construction contract to... 


The Ankerlig OCGT plant
PIC approves landmark gas strategy to power South Africa’s energy transition
27th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Fund manager the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has approved a landmark Strategy on Natural Gas, marking a pivotal step towards bolstering South Africa's energy security and accelerating the... 


GasHub chairperson Thomas Shaw
New industry-led GasHub created to pool demand and catalyse new supply
27th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Twenty-two industrial gas users from the glass, metal, food manufacturing, mining and chemical sectors have formally launched a demand aggregator known as GasHub in a bid to develop the... 


Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
Australia set to overhaul environment laws in deal with Greens
27th November 2025 By: Reuters

Australia will overhaul its environment laws in long-awaited reforms after the Greens party agreed to back the centre-left Labor government's legislation on the final day of parliament for the... 


Skills development at MDA's digital hub in Welkom
MDA launches digital training, SMME hub in Welkom to serve mine communities
26th November 2025 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Mineworkers Development Agency (MDA) and its partners Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA), Sibanye-Stillwater and the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) have launched a new digital... 


Power lines
South Africa unpacks big pricing and load factor changes to inaugural gas-to-power procurement
26th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

Significant amendments to the request for proposal (RFP) documentation for South Africa’s much-delayed procurement of 2 000 MW of gas-to-power capacity have been unpacked, including an updated fuel... 


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Wind power skills being developed at Sarens’ Cape Town-based academy
26th November 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell

Global crane rental, heavy lift and engineered transport group Sarens has highlighted the capabilities of its training centre in Cape Town, the Sarens Academy South Africa, particularly its focus... 


 How regional consideration and system intelligence realise greener buildings
How regional consideration and system intelligence realise greener buildings
26th November 2025

By: Mark Freeman, Offer Manager - Digital Buildings, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric  There’s a lot to be said about circumventing a cookie cutter approach. Yes, metrics and frameworks are... 


Firexpo 2026 to spotlight compliant, practical solutions for a changing fire landscape
Firexpo 2026 to spotlight compliant, practical solutions for a changing fire landscape
26th November 2025

Firexpo 2026 returns to Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 2 to 4 June, once again co-located with Securex South Africa, A-OSH EXPO, and Facilities Management Expo. For the first time, the... 


Novagold reports high-grade intercepts, wins key Alaska court ruling
Novagold reports high-grade intercepts, wins key Alaska court ruling
26th November 2025 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Precious metals company Novagold Resources reported further high-grade drilling results from its Donlin gold project in Alaska and secured a favourable ruling from the Alaska Supreme Court. The... 


Mozambique grants 30-year concession to State firms for LNG facilities, pipeline
24th November 2025 By: Reuters

Mozambique has granted its top state-owned companies, including national oil firm ENH, a 30-year concession to build and operate natural gas facilities at the Port of Beira and the smaller... 


Financing & De-Risking African Energy: G20 Outcomes Underscore the Urgency of Unlocking Capital for Africa’s Energy Transition
Financing & De-Risking African Energy: G20 Outcomes Underscore the Urgency of Unlocking Capital for Africa’s Energy Transition
24th November 2025

The outcomes of the recent G20 Leaders’ Summit have placed a spotlight on one of the most pressing challenges facing emerging markets: the high cost of capital and the urgent need to de-risk energy... 


How flexibility can unlock a multi-billion rand energy market in South Africa
24th November 2025

By: Tord Johnsson - General Manager, Business Development East and South Africa Wärtsilä Energy Every hour of loadshedding costs South Africa millions of rand in lost productivity, yet the solution... 


US EXIM to invest $100bn to secure critical mineral supplies, FT says
24th November 2025 By: Reuters

The US Export-Import Bank (EXIM) will invest $100-billion to secure US and allied supply chains for critical minerals, nuclear energy and liquefied natural gas, the organisation's chair John... 


Can West Virginia go green as Trump backs coal mining?
Can West Virginia go green as Trump backs coal mining?
21st November 2025 By: Reuters

Working in a verdant valley in southeastern West Virginia, Donnie Hairston restacks beehive boxes overturned by a bear and tries to lure wayward goats out of a chicken coop. He is a participant in... 


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Global council expects platinum demand from sustainable aviation fuel to increase incrementally
21st November 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Platinum is required across all major sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production pathways, including power-to liquid (PtL), which uses the Fischer Tropsch process (FT), as well as the FT process... 


Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic
EU ready to take stakes in Australian resources projects
21st November 2025 By: Reuters

The EU is prepared to take direct stakes in Australian critical minerals projects and will soon announce a list of projects it will support, EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic said on Friday.... 


NWU drives innovation with remote monitoring technology
NWU drives innovation with remote monitoring technology
21st November 2025

Educational institute North-West University (NWU) continues to show its commitment to cutting-edge innovation and practical research solutions. The new STRIDE remote unit, which makes remote... 


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Zero Emission Power Station demonstration project, Malaysia
21st November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The project represents a pioneering step in zero-emission power generation. 


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Rio Grande LNG – Train 4, US
21st November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

NextDecade Corporation is building the first four liquefaction trains at the project.  


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Katanning Gold Project, Australia – update
21st November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Western Australian government has selected the project to participate in its newly established Priority Approvals Programme, consequently streamlining the project’s permitting pathway. 


Location map of the Thunderbird mine
Thunderbird mine, Australia
21st November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

A mineral sands project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. 


The Durban port
African business leaders to sign manifesto on continental economic growth, investment
20th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Leaders of several major international organisations are set to sign a manifesto on the advancement of African business on November 21, Italian management consulting firm and international think... 


B20 South Africa: GE Vernova advances global energy security and affordability; supports historic West African grid synchronization
B20 South Africa: GE Vernova advances global energy security and affordability; supports historic West African grid synchronization
20th November 2025

 GE Vernova, Inc. (NYSE: GEV) is participating at B20 South Africa as part of the Energy Mix & Just Transition Task Force to help advance practical solutions that scale up more affordable,... 


China's first coal to chemicals project with green hydrogen starts commercial operations
20th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's first coal-to-chemicals project integrating green hydrogen started commercial operations on Thursday, according to a report from state-run CCTV. Operated by major state-owned power... 


South Africa’s next-generation DMS ferrosilicon platform
South Africa’s next-generation DMS ferrosilicon platform
20th November 2025

As beneficiation and diamond recovery operations worldwide continue to evolve, the demand for a stable, high-performance supply of Dense Media Separation (DMS) ferrosilicon has never been greater.... 


Mr. James Tang, President of Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa
Lighting Up a Greener Africa with Huawei: Smart and Low-Carbon Mining
19th November 2025

Huawei Digital Power Sub-Saharan Africa successfully hosted the Smart & Green Mining: Sustainability & Decarbonisation Summit. The summit attracted over 140 industry representatives, including... 


A hydropower plant
PowerChina targets Africa for renewables-focused growth
19th November 2025 By: Reuters

China's state-owned Power Construction Corp (PowerChina) is aiming for significant growth in Africa, focusing on renewable energy projects as part of its overseas expansion strategy, a company... 


TNPA acting CE Phyllis Difeto and Umhlathuze mayor Councillor Xolani Ngwezi
TNPA renews MoU with uMhlathuze to enhance Richards Bay
18th November 2025 By: Darren Parker

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and the City of uMhlathuze in KwaZulu-Natal have renewed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the two entities first signed in 2018 to strengthen... 


Energy and Electricity Deputy Minister Samantha Graham-Maré
EPCs necessary to improve energy efficiency of South Africa’s buildings
18th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

The new regulations requiring buildings to display their energy performance certificates (EPCs), which rate their energy-use efficiency, at entrances come into force on December 7. While... 


Decarbonisation & Energy Security: How Renewables and Natural Gas Can Power Africa’s Future
Decarbonisation & Energy Security: How Renewables and Natural Gas Can Power Africa’s Future
17th November 2025

As Africa’s energy demand surges, balancing decarbonisation with energy security has never been more critical. New data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) underscores a pivotal role for... 


Necsa CEO Loyiso Tyabashe
Necsa to seek PBMR partner after technology is lifted from care and maintenance
16th November 2025 By: Terence Creamer

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has indicated that it will move to assess what remains of the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) intellectual property, which was mothballed in... 


Cities Must Lead Africa’s Energy Transition
14th November 2025

By: Jakkie Cilliers and Alize le Roux  - of the Institute for Security Studies Here are two facts that, together, make no sense. 


Nersa notes Sasol Gas's max price adjustment down by 6% for Jan to March 2026
14th November 2025 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed chemicals and energy company Sasol’s gas subsidiary Sasol Gas had submitted information to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) in support of its maximum gas price... 


Trump administration revokes Biden-era limits on Alaska oil drilling
14th November 2025 By: Reuters

The Trump administration on Thursday finalised its rollback of Biden-era limits on oil and gas drilling in an Alaska area that is the nation's largest tract of undisturbed public land. The move is... 


Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney
Carney sends three new critical minerals projects to Major Projects Office
14th November 2025 By: Mariaan Webb

Three new critical minerals projects will advance to the recently created Major Projects Office (MPO), Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday, unveiling the second tranche of... 


Breathing life into carbon credits
14th November 2025 By: Riaan de Lange

The National Treasury released a ‘Consultation Paper: Developing the South African Carbon Credit Market’ on October 29, inviting stakeholders to submit comments through a 30-question online... 


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Gas Growth Integrated Project – CSSP, Iraq
14th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Common Seawater Supply Project, or CSSP, will process and transport five-million barrels of seawater a day to the main oilfields, in southern Iraq. 


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Gas Growth Integrated Project – Ratawi oilfield, Iraq
14th November 2025 By: Sheila Barradas

The Gas Growth Integrated Project is intended to advance the development of Iraq’s natural resources and strengthen its electricity supply. 


Shielding data centre growth from the looming power crunch
Shielding data centre growth from the looming power crunch
13th November 2025

By: Canninah Dladla - Cluster President for English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric Today’s digital economy is placing unprecedented strain on the power grid. For years, efficiency gains have... 


Army personnel near Palma Mozambique
TotalEnergies' Mozambique gas 'fortress' fuels local anger and insurgency fears
13th November 2025 By: Reuters

Hotel manager Fernando Cuna waited four years for TotalEnergies to resume construction of its $20-billion liquefied natural gas project on Mozambique's coast, hoping it would bring clients to the... 


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