Natural Gas
latest news & developments
Free State’s helium gamble: A new energy frontier?
The province is home to the biggest gas and helium project in the country. Will it speed up the shift towards renewable energy sources, or could it potentially hinder progress?…
Mozambique’s governing party chooses new leader
With the change in leadership of Frelimo, the country is likely to have a new president after the elections on 9 October
COP27: Scramble for Africa’s gas – and some countries on the continent keen to comply
Contrary to the push for clean energy, several African countries want to develop gas fields for local use and export. And, with Russia’s war in Ukraine, Europeans are ready to…
African leaders must stand together at COP27 to counter the Global North’s divide-and-rule tactics
Africa’s leaders must be clear-eyed about what they can get and not trade away their peoples’ future development for more empty promises.
Sasol betting big on natural gas
The company’s earnings have soar given the energy crunch caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine — and it’s betting on another fossil fuel to carry it into the future
Government’s gas plan is ‘reckless and unnecessary’, say environment groups
But the department of mineral resources and energy says natural gas is clean and a key part of South Africa’s future energy mix diversification and transition to a decarbonised…
Sasol commits to net zero ambition by 2050, triples 2030 emission reduction targets
But Sasol shouldn’t rely on natural gas a transition fuel, say civil society organisations
Karpowerships plead their case, but environmentalist argue SA doesn’t need powerships
The powerships will be more expensive for consumers than wind and solar energy and isn’t required for reliable electricity generation
Why the discovery of natural gas in Mozambique has produced tragedy
An insurgency against poverty that has opportunistically taken on the mantle of the Islamic State faces the wrath of African armies. Meanwhile, another tragedy — the criminal…
‘Government must take its foot off the new gas Bill’
Environmental organisations want the government to factor the climate change crisis into the proposed legislation
Carbon dioxide, methane levels surge despite Covid-19 lockdowns
Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in past 3.6-million years
One in five deaths are due to fossil fuel air pollution
Researchers of a new study hope policymakers will consider the health benefits of alternative energy solutions
Netanyahu’s son under fire after ‘strip club’ tape
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s son has been caught on tape seemingly drunk outside a strip club talking about a key natural gas deal
SA gung ho about mining oceans
The short-term profits from commercial exploitation of offshore mineral resources may imperil fishing communities.
Explosion rocks Egypt gas terminal near Israel
An explosion rocked a natural gas terminal near Egypt’s border with Israel on Wednesday, forcing the shutdown of the country’s export pipeline.