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The minister and deputy minister of minerals and petroleum resources addressed the media at Africa Oil Week 2024.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mantashe publishes Petroleum Products Bill for public comment

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied. Protea Hotel by Marriott Delta, Nigeria.

Retail & Hospitality Property

New openings: Protea Hotels by Marriott expands footprint in Africa

9 Oct 2024

#AOW2024: Mantashe shifts focus to Black participation in gas sector

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AOW2024: Mantashe shifts focus to Black participation in gas sector

Lindsey Schutters 8 Oct 2024

Gwede Mantashe delivered the opening keynote of the Ministerial Symposium at AOW

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AOW2024: Energy ministers kick off oil conference behind closed doors

7 Oct 2024

Paratus expands LEO solutions, Starlink for SA imminent

Telecoms & Networks

Paratus expands LEO solutions, Starlink for SA imminent

4 Oct 2024

Source: © 123rf A platform rig used in the oil and gas industry. Phezulu Natural Energy Resources is demanding that PetroSA disclose internal documents showing how and why it selected Russia’s Gazprombank and scandal-plagued Equator Holdings for multibillion-rand gas deals

Coal, Oil & Gas

Rival bidder takes PetroSA to court over Gazprom-Equator tenders

Susan Comrie 23 Sep 2024

Benson Boone and RAYE join 2024 Global Citizen Festival lineup

Events

Benson Boone and RAYE join 2024 Global Citizen Festival lineup

Issued by OnPoint PR 29 Aug 2024

Electra Mining Africa to unveil innovative new products, technologies and services

Mining

Electra Mining Africa to unveil innovative new products, technologies and services

Issued by Electra Mining 26 Aug 2024

Fracking could be back on the cards to claw back lost energy opportunity.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Exploring the Karoo gas means balancing environmental and energy security

21 Aug 2024

Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links hosted the Fisher People Tribunal from 12 to 14 August. Small-scale fishers from across the country gathered in Kalk Bay to share testimonies. GroundUp

Food, Water & Energy Security

Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers

Liezl Human 16 Aug 2024

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Q&A with Neosun Energy’s founder and CEO Ilya Likhov

Issued by Neosun Energy 13 Aug 2024

SAIMI CEO Odwa Mtati calls for collaborative Oceans Economy strategy

Fishing

SAIMI CEO Odwa Mtati calls for collaborative Oceans Economy strategy

Issued by SAIMI 29 Jul 2024

TotalEnergies injected some positivity in its share price when news broke of its intention to exit the offshore gas project in South Africa.

Energy

Despite SA plans, TotalEnergies still plays key role in Africa

4 Jul 2024

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies withdrawal blow to Mantashe gas masterplan

Wendell Roelf and America Hernandez 3 Jul 2024

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Music

Doja Cat, Post Malone, and Rauw Alejandro to headline 2024 Global Citizen Fest in NYC's Central Park

Issued by OnPoint PR 19 Jun 2024

Banking

Afreximbank Q1 2024: Resilience amid challenges, income surges

20 May 2024

Coal, Oil & Gas

Galp Energia says Mopane oil field contains 10bn barrels

Sergio Goncalves 22 Apr 2024

Marian Scala is the acting NTT SVP of Marketing & Demand Generation. Source: Supplied.

Branding

Dimension Data fully rebrands to NTT Data in MEA region

Karabo Ledwaba 3 Apr 2024

An oil rig lights up Cape Town harbour as the sun sets. The giant floating platforms are becoming regular visitors to the port as the city is marketing itself as the service hub for the lucrative oil fields off the west coast of Africa. Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Markets & Investment

New Africa Energy Bank to Invest $5bn in oil and gas projects

Wendell Roelf 28 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Credit Agricole says it will not fund two major LNG projects

26 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Materials & Equipment

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

Energy

TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy explore South African Orange Basin

America Hernandez and Ron Bousso 6 Mar 2024

Energy

Shell joins international sell-off of Nigeria onshore oil and gas holdings

Ron Bousso 17 Jan 2024

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies acquires more of Namibian oil find

Ron Bousso 10 Jan 2024

Natural Medicine

Cultural use of marijuana and operational requirements: Is there a crossroads in the workplace?

9 Jan 2024

Eni announces the introduction of gas into the Tango floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility moored in Congolese waters. Source: Eni

Coal, Oil & Gas

SA’s largest onshore LNG project shows forward momentum in gas sector for 2024

NJ Ayuk 3 Jan 2024

Source: Isabella Mendes/Pexels

Fuel & Energy

Fuel prices drop as crude oil plunges, gas gets more expensive

Lindsey Schutters 2 Jan 2024

NUPRC CEO Gbenga Komolafe in December received awards for public service from the SUN Newspaper and for distinction from foreign investment network. Source: Facebook/NUPRC

Markets & Investment

Nigeria invests $13.5bn to fight oil theft and vandalism

Camillus Eboh 2 Jan 2024

Mining

Gold rush for green: Africa poised to seize opportunity for clean technology leadership

NJ Ayuk 1 Jan 2024

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Legislation

Public comment extension for draft SA Petroleum Company Bill

20 Dec 2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies head Pouyanne pledges $6bn for Nigeria energy

Sudip Kar-Gupta and Felix Onuah 18 Dec 2023

Image source: Singkham from

Climate Change

Trade rules and climate change: Africa stands to lose from proposed WTO policy tools

Olabisi D. Akinkugbe 18 Dec 2023

AEC: 'African nations must reject promises of aid and handouts to abandon their oil and gas as COP28 wraps up'

Energy

African Energy Chamber is an outspoken advocate for African oil and gas

NJ Ayuk 10 Dec 2023

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

Environment & Natural Resources

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

Fintech

Africa’s new online foreign exchange system will enable payments in local currencies – what you need to know

Christopher Adam 5 Dec 2023

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

Coal, Oil & Gas

African Energy Chamber predicts 'relative calm' market

NJ Ayuk 20 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied.

Industrial & Logistics Property

Airport Business Park transforms George, sparks economic growth

20 Nov 2023

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu looks on after his swearing-in ceremony in Abuja. Source: Reuters/Temilade Adelaja

Coal, Oil & Gas

Saudi Arabia signs deal with Nigeria on sidelines of Saudi-Africa summit

Felix Onuah 10 Nov 2023

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Climate Change

South Africa to miss 2030 emissions goal as it keeps coal plants burning

Promit Mukherjee 9 Nov 2023

Map of oil discovery area.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Panoro Energy strikes oil in Gabon, boosting Africa's energy security

7 Nov 2023

Environmental activists came together to picket outside Parliament to oppose TotalEnergies’ offshore drilling for oil and gas. Photo: Qaqamba Falintenjwa | GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Activists demand end to TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Qaqamba Falithenjwa 6 Nov 2023

Economy

Global economic turbulence predicted for Q4 2023 and beyond

2 Nov 2023

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Energy

#AEW2023: OPEC says energy-starved Africa needs fairer climate treatment

Wendell Roelf 17 Oct 2023

#AOW: Gas deals and decarbonisation dominate continent energy conversation

Coal, Oil & Gas

#AOW: Gas deals and decarbonisation dominate continent energy conversation

Lindsey Schutters 13 Oct 2023

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Energy dept welcomes appeal decision for proposed offshore drilling

5 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied.

Banking

Is Mauritian banking transforming sub-Saharan Africa's economic landscape internationally?

Thavin Audit 4 Oct 2023