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A judicial review heard in the Western Cape high court this week has questioned the environmental authorisation process for TotalEnergies’ offshore oil and gas exploration rights between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas.
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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

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Thank Donald Trump for fuel-pump bump

United States’s enfant terrible Donald Trump’s sanctions on Iran are hurting Opec’s third-largest exporter at 2.4-million barrels a day

Eskom’s application to the energy regulator to recover some of its costs could hit consumers hard.

International oil giant is ‘liable for rights violations’ in Nigeria

Shell allegedly helped Nigeria’s military commit human rights abuses in the oil-rich south in the 1990s.

Oil futures slump as Opec keeps pumping

Oil’s recovery from a six-year low has slowed amid speculation that global production will expand as prices rebound, prolonging a surplus.

Opec meets to decide on oil output targets

Opec is due to hold a meeting to decide on oil production levels, with markets expecting it to keep it’s target of 24.84 million barrels per day.

Ghana turns on commercial oil production

Ghana joined the ranks of African oil exporters on Wednesday, turning on the taps to about $1-billion of annual crude revenues from an offshore field.

Nigeria struggles as oil output falls

Nigeria does not know exactly how much of the black gold it churns but one thing is certain — three years of attacks have led to a sharp decline.

Opec stays the course, hopes for high prices

Opec ministers on Thursday decided to ”stay the course” and keep output steady as they bet on a strengthening economy to boost oil prices.

Opec banks on end of recession to drive oil prices

Oil ministers appear ready to sit back and let a recovering economy lift crude prices instead of trying to bolster them by cutting back production.

Upside to the crisis?

The global financial crisis presents a ”great” opportunity to create a socially just economic system, an economic researcher said on Wednesday.

Angola backs budget, may cut spending if oil stays low

Angola approved a -billion spending plan for 2009 despite fears the recent slump in oil prices will increase the country’s budget deficit.

Is oil going back under $100 a barrel?

Is it over? Was that the oil shock? Can we relax, sit back and expect our energy bills and prices at the pumps to tumble?

Iran official says $100 oil price ‘appropriate’

Iran’s Opec governor said an oil price of per barrel was ”appropriate” in current conditions, the Oil Ministry’s news agency Shana reported.

Opec may cut output if price trends down

Opec should consider cutting oil production at the next meeting if member nations determine that recent price declines constitute a downturn.

Nigeria militants repeat attack warning to firm

Nigeria’s main militant group repeated its warning on Sunday that it will target foreign workers with the country’s biggest construction firm.