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Indications positive

Thu, 12 Aug 2010

Updated 3 hours ago The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) said on Thursday that all indications proved positive that the $11-billion greenfield Mthombo refinery project, in the Eastern Cape, would get the go-ahead for construction to start in 2012.

PetroSA: Permit sign

Tue, 10 Aug 2010

Submit your comment PetroSA has signed a technical co-operation permit (TCP) with the Petroleum Agency of SA for the offshore Block 5/6, which is located within the Orange Basin, along the southwest margin of the country.

SA's future energy m

Wed, 04 Aug 2010

South Africa will have a clearer picture of the future of its electricity mix and supply by the end of the year, says the Department of Energy's acting deputy director-general of electricity, nuclear and clean energy, Ompi Aphane.

South Africa’s Gordh

Fri, 23 Jul 2010

South Africa’s Mineral Royalty and Petroleum Resources Act, implemented from March, taxes “some of the super-profits that the resource sector generates,” Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan said.

Sasol to prospect in

Tue, 20 Jul 2010

Sasol, together with Norway's Statoil and the USA's Chesapeake Energy Corporation have been awarded a technical cooperation permit to prospect for shale gas in the Karoo Basin for a period of up to 12 months, but not engage in any surface activity or drilling.

Large shale gas find

Mon, 19 Jul 2010

Updated 19 minutes ago A discovery of large recoverable shale gas reserves in South Africa's Karoo Basin would be a "game changer" in the broader South African energy market context, Sasol Petroleum International MD Ebbie Haan said on Monday.

SASOL to investigate

Mon, 19 Jul 2010

SASOL subsidiary Sasol Petroleum International says its to study the potential for Shale Gas in the Karoo Basin. But it’s not the only company vying to start mining in the Karoo.

Geological storage a

Mon, 19 Jul 2010

CARBON capture and storage in SA will take a step further next month with the launch of an atlas showing potential storage sites for compressed carbon.

Beneath the Surface:

Sun, 18 Jul 2010

Washington, D.C.- Improved drilling techniques have unlocked vast new reserves of shale gas, a resource that could be large enough to displace significant amounts of coal, and an energy source that emits less than half the carbon dioxide.

17th Africa Oil Week

Tue, 13 Jul 2010

Africa’s Leading Annual International Upstream Deal-Making and Networking Event (PRWEB) June 18, 2010 -- Overview: The 17th Annual Africa Oil Week 2010 is the world's largest and most significant exploration and development event on Africa for the global oil exploration and gas-LNG industry Calendar, with...