Exploration
latest news & developments
Court case challenges SA’s approval of offshore drilling by TotalEnergies
Oil spill risks and climate concerns have sparked legal action against the government and the global energy company
Mining has life, in spite of hitches
The industry has the potential to grow if there is more investment in exploration projects
Don’t ignore people in oil, gas surveys
It is evident that the country needs a reworked mining and environmental management regulation framework
TotalEnergies gets green light to drill for oil, gas on Cape West Coast
Civil society organisations say the decision comes as a disappointment
Attacks on Mantashe are by people in renewable energy lobby
I believe that load-shedding may have been created in an effort to spark an energy crisis and enrage the populace
Local energy sector still has too few women participants, says petroleum agency
Only 40% of applicants to the Petroleum Agency of South Africa’s skills development trust for 2022 were women. But the agency’s chief executive says it is trying to offer them…
Creecy okays drilling off KwaZulu-Natal coast
Despite dozens of appeals, the South African government is determined to give Sasol and its partners the go-ahead. But activists will not stop the fight