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The Total cost of offshore mining for South Africa

Article Staff Reporter - 7 Mar 2019

The country must abide by its commitment to empower particularly black women when an oceans economy is developed

Editorial: Oil find a mixed blessing

Article Editorial - 8 Feb 2019

'Offshore rigs have made some countries rich. They have also proven to be the feeding ground for corrupt elites'

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Total makes ‘significant’ gas find on South African coast

Article Agency - 7 Feb 2019

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe welcomed the news of the discovery

Gas prospectors to explore three provinces

Article Sipho Kings - 23 Nov 2018

In the new Integrated Resource Plan, wind and solar will provide 25 000MW of capacity by 2030

Looting of Africa calls for action

Article Patrick Bond - 9 Feb 2018

Top-down regulatory measures come to naught, so the battle must be fought from the bottom up

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Groundwater maps could help South Africa prepare for safer fracking

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Nov 2017

A vulnerability map could help assess the risks associated with fracking and groundwater which around 300 towns depend on in South Africa's Karoo

Mozambique is being punished for its hidden guarantees to parastatals

Article Lynley Donnelly - 6 Jun 2016

Despite the country’s emerging debt debacle, its gas reserves are cooking.

Nampower plans to sell bonds in SA

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Jul 2014

Namibia's utility is planning a bond sale in it's own country as well as in South Africa to raise funding for its share of a $1.2-billion gas plant.

Gas regulation leaves users fuming

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Mar 2014

Large consumers say Nersa’s new price structure exacerbates Sasol’s monopoly.

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Severe cold in US pushes oil prices above $94 a barrel

Article Sapa - 8 Jan 2014

The price of oil rose above $94 a barrel on Wednesday, fuelled by US demand amid a deep freeze across much of the country.

SA’s gas market is good for investment, says Nersa

Article Sapa - 3 Apr 2013

South Africa is a good place for more investment in the gas market, says the National Energy Regulator of South Africa.

Termination of gas supply fans fires in Middle East

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Apr 2012

Governments of both Egypt and Israel have been trying to prevent a political crisis since Egypt cancelled a contract to supply Israel with gas.

Russia, Ukraine agree to resume gas supplies

Article Staff Reporter - 18 Jan 2009

Gas supplies to Europe will resume "shortly", Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Sunday.

Russia-Ukraine gas row drags on

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Jan 2009

Russia's refusal to pump gas to Europe and Ukraine's reluctance to let any gas through left European leaders spluttering in fury on Wednesday.

Russia vows to restore gas flow to Europe

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Jan 2009

Russia on Tuesday vowed to fully restore the flow of gas to the European Union as quickly as possible, and blamed Ukraine for the crisis.

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